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'''''Dactylis glomerata''''' ('''Cocksfoot''' or '''Orchard Grass''' or '''Cocksfoot Grass''') is a common [[Poaceae|grass]], native to .

It is usually treated as the sole species in the genus '''''Dactylis''''', but is commonly divided into several regional [[subspecies]]; some [[botanist]]s treat some of these as distinct species, or at the lower rank of [[variety (biology)|variety]].

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Dactylis (Greek daktulos, a finger). Gramineae. A perennial tufted grass with flat blades, thin prominent ligules and sheaths closed nearly to the throat, grown for forage and one form for ornament.

Panicles glomerate; spikelets 2-5-fld., nearly sessile in dense 1-sided fascicles, these arranged in a panicle; lemmas hispid-ciliate on the keels, awn-tipped, compressed.—Species 1, north temperate regions of the Old World.

Dactylis glomerata, Linn. Orchard-grass. Fig. 1203. A coarse grass. 2-3 ft., forming large tussocks: panicle a few stiff branches, expanding in fl., afterwards appressed.—Commonly cult, as a pasture and meadow grass and useful for lawns under trees. Var. variegata, Hort., is a dwarf form of compact habit with foliage variegated silver and green; used for borders. Prop, by division; of easy cultivation.
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==Subspecies==
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''glomerata'' 
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''himalayensis'' 
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''hispanica'' (syn. ''D. hispanica'')
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''ibizensis'' 
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''judaica'' 
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''juncinella'' 
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''lobata'' (syn. ''D. aschersoniana'')
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''lusitanica'' 
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''marina'' (syn. ''D. marina'')
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''santai'' 
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''smithii'' 
*''Dactylis glomerata'' subsp. ''woronowii'' (syn. ''D. woronowii'')

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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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