Poaceae
Ethiopian dogstooth grass
Cynodon aethiopicus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cynodon
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- نجيل أثيوبي
- arz
- نجيل اثيوبى
- English
- Ethiopian dogstooth grass
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.