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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.
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| '''''Dactylis glomerata''''' ('''Cocksfoot''' or '''Orchard Grass''' or '''Cocksfoot Grass''') is a common [[Poaceae|grass]], native to . | | '''''Dactylis glomerata''''' ('''Cocksfoot''' or '''Orchard Grass''' or '''Cocksfoot Grass''') is a common [[Poaceae|grass]], native to . |
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| 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]]. | | 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. |
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| + | 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. |
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| + | 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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| ==References== | | ==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 *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 *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |