| Dactylis | |
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| Dactylis glomerata in Dornoch, Scotland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Dactylidinae |
| Genus: | Dactylis L. (1753) |
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Dactylis is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the bluegrass subfamily within the grass family.[3][4] Dactylis is native to North Africa, they are found throughout the world, and are an invasive species.[5] They are known in English as cock's-foot or cocksfoot grasses, also sometimes as orchard grasses.
- ^ "Dactylis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
owas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 71. in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Dactylis L.
- ^ "Orchard grass | plant". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-04-13.