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Bayer Code : dacgl
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Gramineae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: cock's-foot
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Knaulgras ; ES : dactilo ; FR : dactyle aggloméré ; IT : erba mazzolina comune ; PT : panasco ; EN : cock's-foot ; NL : gewone kropaar ; DK : almindelig hundegræs
Biological type: Perennial
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- Shoot folded, leaf sheath flattened.
- Leaf blade 20-50 times longer than broad, leaf glabrous.
- Ligule membranous truncate or dentate, auricles absent.
- Height: 20-100 cm. Plant tufted, usually glabrous, blue, with a fibrous tufted root.
- Stem erect or decumbent, leafless at the apex.
- Leaves green, spreading, not distichous, flat or ridged.
- Inflorescence : dense panicle of glumes and floret-glumes ciliate on keel.
- Fruits : caryopsis oblong.
- Species cultivated as fodder plant giving an abundant yield, somewhat rough eaten by cattle and giving a hay of good quality when it is cut early.
- Biological type: Perennial.
Ecological profile (click on flags): Present Rare Present Present Present Rare Present Present