Dactylis glomerata
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For the album by Candlemass, see Dactylis Glomerata.
Dactylis glomerata is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, known as cock's-foot,[1] also colloquially as orchard grass, or cat grass (due to its popularity for use with domestic cats). It is a cool-season perennial C3 tufted grass native throughout most of Europe, temperate Asia, and northern Africa.[2][1][3][4][5]
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Dactylis glomerata | |
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Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata, Ireland | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Dactylis |
Species: | D. glomerata |
Binomial name | |
Dactylis glomerata | |
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