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Crested Dogtail Grass - Cynosurus cristatus
Other Names:  Crested Dogstail Grass

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Non-native Species

Global Rank: GNR
State Rank: SNA
C-value: 1


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General Description
Perennial bunchgrass. Stems 20–60 cm. Leaves: blades 1–2 mm wide. Inflorescence a contracted secund panicle 4–11 cm long, usually <1 cm wide. Spikelets 4–7 mm long, the fertile ones with 2 to 5 florets. Lemmas 3–5 mm long, mostly awn-tipped (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments
Collected in Ravalli County; introduced mainly in eastern and western North America (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 1

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Habitat
Creeksides draining hot springs, expected along roadsides similarly disturbed settings, occasionally a pasture grass (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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