ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Cynodon dactylon

Name author: (L.) Pers.

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Cynodon
Species: Cynodon dactylon
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1805

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cynodon dactylon. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Agrostis bermudianaName author: Tussac ex Kunth
Agrostis filiformisName author: J.Koenig ex Kunth
Agrostis linearisName author: Retz.
Agrostis stellataName author: Willd.
Capriola dactylonName author: (L.) Kuntze
Capriola dactylon var. maritimaName author: (Kunth) Hitchc.
Chloris cynodonName author: Trin.
Chloris maritimaName author: Trin.
Chloris paytensisName author: Steud.
Cynodon affinisName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon aristiglumisName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon aristulatusName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon barberi f. longifoliaName author: Join
Cynodon dactylon f. glabrescensName author: (Beck) Soó
Cynodon dactylon f. majorName author: (Beck) Soó
Cynodon dactylon f. villosusName author: (Regel) Roshev.
Cynodon dactylon f. viviparusName author: Beetle
Cynodon dactylon subsp. glabratusName author: (Steud.) A.Chev.
Cynodon dactylon subsp. nipponicusName author: (Ohwi) T.Koyama
Cynodon dactylon subvar. hirsutissimusName author: Litard. & Maire
Cynodon dactylon var. affinisName author: (Caro & E.A.Sánchez) Romero Zarco
Cynodon dactylon var. aridusName author: J.R.Harlan & de Wet
Cynodon dactylon var. biflorusName author: Merino
Cynodon dactylon var. dactylonName author: Not supplied
Cynodon dactylon var. densusName author: Hurcombe
Cynodon dactylon var. elegansName author: Rendle
Cynodon dactylon var. glabratusName author: (Steud.) Chiov.
Cynodon dactylon var. hirsutissimusName author: (Litard. & Maire) Maire
Cynodon dactylon var. longiglumisName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon dactylon var. maritimusName author: (Kunth) Hack.
Cynodon dactylon var. nipponicusName author: Ohwi
Cynodon dactylon var. parviglumisName author: (Ohwi) Fosberg & Sachet
Cynodon dactylon var. pilosusName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon dactylon var. polevansiiName author: (Stent) J.R.Harlan & de Wet
Cynodon dactylon var. pulchellusName author: Benth.
Cynodon dactylon var. sarmentosusName author: Parodi
Cynodon dactylon var. sarmentosusName author: Pers.
Cynodon dactylon var. septentrionalisName author: (Asch. & Graebn.) Ravarut
Cynodon dactylon var. stellatusName author: (Willd.) T.Durand & Schinz
Cynodon dactylon var. villosusName author: Regel
Cynodon dactylon var. villosusName author: Grossh.
Cynodon decipiensName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon distichloidesName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon erectusName author: J.Presl
Cynodon glabratusName author: Steud.
Cynodon grandispiculusName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon hirsutissimusName author: (Litard. & Maire) Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon iraquensisName author: Caro
Cynodon laeviglumisName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon linearisName author: (Retz.) Willd.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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