Dactylis

Dactylis
Dactylis glomerata in Dornoch, Scotland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Dactylidinae
Genus: Dactylis
L.
Species and subspecies
  • Dactylis glomerata
    • Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata
    • Dactylis glomerata subsp. hackelii
    • Dactylis glomerata subsp. hispanica
    • Dactylis glomerata subsp. lobata
  • Dactylis juncinella
  • Dactylis marina
Synonyms
  • Trachypoa Bubani
  • Dactilis Neck.

Dactylis is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the bluegrass subfamily within the grass family. Dactylis is native to North Africa, they are found throughout the world, and are an invasive species. They are known in English as cock's-foot or cocksfoot grasses, also sometimes as orchard grasses.

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