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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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

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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Cynodon maritimusName author: Kunth
Cynodon maritimus var. breviglumisName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon maritimus var. grandispiculusName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon maritimus var. vaginiflorusName author: Caro
Cynodon mucronatusName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon nitidusName author: Caro & E.A.Sánchez
Cynodon occidentalisName author: Willd. ex Steud.
Cynodon parviglumisName author: Ohwi
Cynodon pascuusName author: Nees
Cynodon pedicellatusName author: Caro
Cynodon polevansiiName author: Stent
Cynodon portoricensisName author: Willd. ex Steud.
Cynodon repensName author: Dulac
Cynodon sarmentosusName author: Gray
Cynodon scabrifoliusName author: Caro
Cynodon stellatusName author: (Willd.) Willd.
Cynodon tenuisName author: Trin.
Cynodon umbellatusName author: (Lam.) Caro
Cynosurus dactylonName author: (L.) Pers.
Cynosurus uniflorusName author: Walter
Dactilon officinaleName author: Vill.
Dactylus officinalisName author: Asch.
Digitaria ambiguaName author: (Lapeyr. ex DC.) Mérat
Digitaria dactylonName author: (L.) Scop.
Digitaria glumaepatulaName author: (Steud.) Miq.
Digitaria glumipatulaName author: (Steud.) Miq.
Digitaria linearisName author: (L.) Pers.
Digitaria littoralisName author: Salisb.
Digitaria maritimaName author: (Kunth) Spreng.
Digitaria stoloniferaName author: Schrad.
Fibichia dactylonName author: (L.) Beck
Fibichia umbellataName author: Koeler
Fibichia umbellata f. glabrescensName author: Beck
Fibichia umbellata f. majorName author: Beck
Fibichia umbellata var. bifloraName author: (Merr.) Beck
Fibichia umbellata var. glabrescensName author: Beck
Fibichia umbellata var. majorName author: Beck
Milium dactylonName author: (L.) Moench
Panicum ambiguumName author: Le Turq.
Panicum dactylonName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Panicum glumaepatulumName author: Steud.
Panicum glumipatulumName author: Steud.
Panicum lineareName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Panicum sanguinale var. ambiguumName author: Lapeyr.
Paspalum ambiguumName author: DC.
Paspalum dactylonName author: (L.) Lam.
Paspalum umbellatumName author: Lam.
Phleum dactylonName author: (L.) Georgi
Syntherisma linearisName author: (L.) Nash
Vilfa linearisName author: (Retz.) P.Beauv.

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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