Cynosurus elegans is a species of grass in the genus Cynosurus. It is found in southern Europe, north Africa, Middle East and Turkmenistan.

Cynosurus elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Cynosurus
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cynosurus elegans
Desf., 1798[1]
Subspecies
  • Cynosurus elegans elegans
  • Cynosurus elegans gracilis Desf.
  • Cynosurus elegans obliquatus (Link) Batt & Trabut
  • Cynosurus elegans polybracteatus
Synonyms
  • Chrysurus paradoxus Sommier
  • Chrysurus gracilis (Viv.) Moris
  • Chrysurus elegans (Desf.) P.Beauv.
  • Chrysurus effusus (Link) P.Beauv.

References

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  1. ^ René Louiche Desfontaines: Flora Atlantica sive Historia Plantarum, quae in Atlante... 1:82, t. 17. 1798
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