Cynosurus cristatus

Cynosurus cristatus

Cynosurus cristatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Cynosurinae
Genus: Cynosurus
Species: Cynosurus cristatus

Name

Cynosurus cristatus L. Sp. Pl. 1: 72 (1753)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Phleum cristatum (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 57 (1771).
Heterotypic
- Cynosurus cristatus var. viviparus Roth, Tent. Fl. Germ. 2(1): 156 (1789).
- Cynosurus cristatus var. viviparus Koeler, Descr. Gram. Gall. Germ.: 373 (1802).
- Cynosurus cristatus var. tetragonus Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 126 (1821 publ. 1822).
- Cynosurus cristatus var. viviparus Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 126 (1821 publ. 1822).
- Cynosurus neglectus Opiz, Naturalientausch 9: 151 (1825).
- Cynosurus neglectus var. tenuis Opiz, Naturalientausch 9: 151 (1825).
- Cynosurus cristatus var. ciliatus Guss., Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 88 (1827).
- Cynosurus neglectus f. tenuis Opiz in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 1: 488 (1836).
  - Cynosurus cristatus f. tenuis (Opiz) Soó, Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 119 (1971 publ. 1972).
- Cynosurus neglectus var. communis Opiz in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 1: 488 (1836).
- Cynosurus neglectus var. pratensis Opiz in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 1: 488 (1836).
  - Cynosurus cristatus f. pratensis (Opiz) Soó, Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 119 (1971 publ. 1972), no basionym stated.
- Cynosurus cristatus var. giganteus Mutel, Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 87 (1837).
- Cynosurus cristatus var. tenuissimus Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 783 (1866).
  - Cynosurus cristatus f. tenuissimus (Schur) Morariu in T.Savulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 341 (1972).
- Cynosurus cristatus var. foliosus Bolzon, Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1900: 332 (1900).
- Cynosurus cristatus var. ovatus Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 569 (1901).
- Cynosurus cristatus var. coloratus Rohlena, Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 39: 28 (1902).
- Cynosurus spiralis Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 334 (1909).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Madeira.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Irkutsk (introduced).
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Sakhalin (introduced).
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - China Southeast (introduced).
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - West Himalaya (introduced).
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - Antipodean Islands, Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile South.
Continental: Antarctic (introduced)
- Regional: Subantarctic Islands
  - Amsterdam-St.Paul Islands, Falkland Islands.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 72. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cynosurus cristatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 20. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Cynosurus cristatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Apr 2025.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cynosurus cristatus. Published online. Accessed: 20 Apr 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cynosurus cristatus. Accessed: 20 Apr 2025.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Cynosurus cristatus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 20.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cynosurus cristatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wiesen-Kammgras
suomi: Otasukapää
français: Crételle des prés
Nederlands: Kamgras
svenska: Kamäxing

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