Poaceae
Crested dogstail grass
Cynosurus cristatus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cynosurus
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Common names
By language (23)
- Arabic
- ذيل الكلب المريش, ساهر
- arz
- ذيل الكلب المريش
- Belarusian
- Грэбнік звычайны, Аўсяніца, Грабеннік звычайны
- Bulgarian
- Обикновен сеноклас, Сеноклас
- Chinese
- 洋狗尾草
- Czech
- Poháňka hřebenitá
- Danish
- Almindelig Kamgræs, Kamgræs
- Dutch
- Kamgras
- English
- Crested dogstail grass
- Estonian
- Harilik sugapea
- Finnish
- Otasukapää
- French
- Crétalle
- German
- Wiesen-Kammgras, Kammgras, Weide-Kammgras
- Japanese
- クシガヤ
- kw
- Reunwelsen an ki
- Latvian
- Parastā sekstaine
- Macedonian
- Обична кикиришка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kamgress
- Polish
- Grzebienica pospolita
- Spanish
- Cola de perro
- Swedish
- Kamäxing
- Walloon
- Cwåré
- Welsh
- Rhonwellt y ci
Synonyms
- Cynosurus cristatus f. pratensis (Opiz) Soó
- Cynosurus cristatus f. tenuis (Opiz) Soó
- Cynosurus cristatus f. tenuissimus (Schur) Morariu
- Cynosurus cristatus var. ciliatus Guss.
- Cynosurus cristatus var. coloratus Rohlena
- Cynosurus cristatus var. foliosus Bolzon
- Cynosurus cristatus var. giganteus Mutel
- Cynosurus cristatus var. ovatus Asch. & Graebn.
- Cynosurus cristatus var. tenuissimus Schur
- Cynosurus cristatus var. tetragonus Gray
- Cynosurus cristatus var. viviparus Koeler
- Cynosurus neglectus Opiz
- Cynosurus neglectus f. tenuis Opiz
- Cynosurus neglectus var. communis Opiz
- Cynosurus neglectus var. pratensis Opiz
- Cynosurus neglectus var. tenuis Opiz
- Cynosurus spiralis Lojac.
- Phleum cristatum (L.) Scop.
Flowers
- In flower
- June (from 139 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Sankey, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rasbak 15:41, 9 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michel Langeveld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak 15:42, 9 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak 15:42, 9 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jane Kirkegaard, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.