Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Cynosurus// Species: Cynosurus cristatus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).
Distribution: Native to Azores, Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands, meadows, edges and clearings of forests.
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Cynosurus cristatus – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – flowering stems with inflorescences. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – flowering stems with inflorescences. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – flowering stems with inflorescences. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – inflorescence with spikelets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – stems with cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – stem and cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – stems with cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – plant base – lower part of flowering stem and vegetative shoots. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – plant base – lower part of flowering stem and vegetative shoots. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – plant base – lower part of flowering stem and vegetative shoots. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – plant base – lower part of flowering stem and vegetative shoots. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – sterile shoots. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – basal leaves of vegetative shoot. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Cynosurus cristatus – basal leaves of vegetative shoot. Osogovo, Ponikva, 02.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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