Cynosurus
Cynosurus is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Plants in this genus are known generally as dogstail grass. They are native to the Mediterranean Basin and neighboring regions, but some have been introduced into Australia as well as North and South America.

; Species
* "Cynosurus balansae" - Morocco, Algeria
* "Cynosurus coloratus" - Crete, Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia
* "Cynosurus cristatus" - Europe, Azores, Caucasus, Iran, Turkey
* "Cynosurus echinatus" - southern Europe, north Africa, Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Middle East, Caucasus, Turkmenistan; naturalized in Australia as well as North and South America
* "Cynosurus elegans" - southern Europe, north Africa, Middle East, Turkmenistan
* "Cynosurus junceus" - Libya
* "Cynosurus peltieri" - Algeria, Tunisia
* "Cynosurus polybracteatus" - Algeria, Tunisia
* "Cynosurus turcomanicus" - Turkmenistan

; formerly included
Numerous names have been coined using the name "Cynosurus", applied to species now regarded as better suited to other genera ("Aegopogon Apera Beckmannia Bouteloua Centotheca Chloris Coelachyrum Cynodon Dactyloctenium Desmostachya Dinebra Eleusine Enteropogon Festuca Harpochloa Lamarckia Leptochloa Ochthochloa Oreochloa Polypogon Rostraria Sclerochloa Sesleria Sesleriella Tribolium Wangenheimia"). Here are links to help you find the appropriate information
Q5401
Eurasia
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Q27381
North Africa
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Q43238
grass family
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Q72499
Mediterranean Basin
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Q408
Australia
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Q49
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Q18
South America
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Cynosurus balansae
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Q1028
Morocco
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Q262
Algeria
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Cynosurus coloratus
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Q34374
Crete
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Q229
Cyprus
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Lebanon
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Palestine
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Israel
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Egypt
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Libya
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Tunisia
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Cynosurus cristatus
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Q46
Europe
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Q25263
Azores
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Q18869
Caucasus
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Q794
Iran
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Turkey
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Cynosurus echinatus
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Q46
Europe
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Q27381
north Africa
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Q25263
Azores
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Q26253
Madeira
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Q5813
Canary Islands
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Q7204
Middle East
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Q18869
Caucasus
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Q874
Turkmenistan
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Q408
Australia
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Q49
North
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South America
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Cynosurus elegans
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Europe
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Q27381
north Africa
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Q7204
Middle East
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Q874
Turkmenistan
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Cynosurus junceus
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Q1016
Libya
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Cynosurus peltieri
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Q262
Algeria
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Q948
Tunisia
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Cynosurus polybracteatus
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Q262
Algeria
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Q948
Tunisia
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Cynosurus turcomanicus
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Q874
Turkmenistan
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Q578599
Aegopogon
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Apera
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Beckmannia
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Bouteloua
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Centotheca
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Chloris
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Coelachyrum
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Q959222
Cynodon
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Q3236048
Dactyloctenium
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Desmostachya
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Dinebra
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Eleusine
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Q2297568
Enteropogon
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Q157337
Festuca
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Q1968699
Harpochloa
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Q17507117
Lamarckia
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Q3310384
Leptochloa
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Q628141
Ochthochloa
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Q2621229
Oreochloa
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Q2701240
Polypogon
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Q15961773
Rostraria
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Q3236617
Sclerochloa
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Q158128
Sesleria
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Q9076515
Sesleriella
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Q2803063
Tribolium
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Q13420132
Wangenheimia
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Q976046
Cynosurus
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Q976046
Cynosurus
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