962. 
?. Cynosurus L. Dogtail.’ 
AS opin bh eames orn act goes “kag 
annuels or perennials with flat slender blades and dense spikelike 
or capitate nanicles. Spikelets in pairs, one fertile sthe other sterile; : 
fertile spikelet sessile, 2-2 Plovered, the rachilla jointed ebove the 
glumes, the lemmas rounded on the back, avn-tipred; sterile spikelet short 
peciceled, with 2 glumes and several scuninate lemmas on a continuous rachilla. 
1. C. cristatus L. ——> Crested dogtail. Perennial; culms slender, erect 
or decumbent at the bese, as much as 75 cm. tall; blades elongate, glabrous; 
panicle narrow, spikelike, 3-8 om. long; fertile lemmas 3-4 mm. long, scabrous 
toward the tip, the awn about lm. long. 
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Fields and waste places} Introduced from Europe. 
no & — Sandpoint, Christ 2051. 
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