PLANTS Profile for Dactylis glomerata ssp. aschersoniana (Ascherson's orchardgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell.
Ascherson's orchardgrass

Symbol:

DAGLA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell.

Dactylis aschersoniana

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Germany, Dahlem. Usage Requirements.

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Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell.

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Synonyms:
Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell.

DAAS

Dactylis aschersoniana Graebn.

Distribution:
Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell.


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USA (NY)

Related Taxa:
Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Dactylis, 8 subspecies in Dactylis glomerata L.

Classification:
Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Dactylis L. – orchardgrass
Species	Dactylis glomerata L. – orchardgrass
Subspecies	Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell. – Ascherson's orchardgrass

U.S. Weed Information:
Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell.

Dactylis glomerata
cocksfoot
orchardgrass

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.

Introduced Information:
Dactylis glomerata L. ssp. aschersoniana (Graebn.) Thell.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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