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Family	Poaceae
Genus	Dactyloctenium
Species	aegyptium
Author	(L.) Willd.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	weedy
Life form	Perennial grass
Ecotypes	Yes
Max. salinity	160 mM Previously was: 250
Germination	Yes
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	C4
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	Yes
Bioremediation	unknown
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Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat
Economic use	0115.0 Edible seeds
Distribution
Distribution (text)	Old World tropics North America [introduced] Aracati, Ceará, Brasil (4° 44 ′ 43.2 ′′ S, 37° 32 ′ 19.6 ′′ W) National Salt Company of Nigeria at Ijoko-Otta in Ogun State (6° 40' N; 3° 13' E)
Miscellaneous notes
References	Adu, A. A., A. R. Yeo and O. T. Okusanya (1994) THE RESPONSE TO SALINITY OF A POPULATION OF DACTYLOCTENIUM-AEGYPTIUM FROM A SALINE HABITAT IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 10, 219-228. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Dactyloctenium aegyptium Andrade, DJ; Weber, OB; Crisostomo, LA; da Silva, CF; Loiola, MIB; Quaresma, AS; Ferreira, RNC; Pagano, MC; Saggin, JO (2017) Incidence and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and successor herbaceous plants in an agro-system irrigated with produced water. SYMBIOSIS. 71, 3, 223. -232. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Dactyloctenium aegyptium Burke, I. C., W. E. Thomas, J. F. Spears and J. W. Wilcut (2003) Influence of environmental factors on after-ripened crowfootgrass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium) seed germination. Weed Science. 51, 3, 342-347. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Dactyloctenium aegyptium Liphschitz, N. and Y. Waisel (1974) Existence of salt glands in various genera of the Gramineae. New Phytologist. 73, 507-513. (see details) 4 Plants associated with this reference: Cynodon dactylon Dactyloctenium aegyptium Eleusine indica Sporobolus pungens Munz, P. and D. D. Keck. (1968) A California flora with supplement. (see details) 90 Plants associated with this reference: Acrostichum daneifolium Acrostichum speciosum Aeluropus littoralis Arthrocnemum subterminale Aster puniceus Aster spinosus Atriplex argentea Atriplex californica Atriplex coronata Atriplex coulteri Atriplex elegans Atriplex nuttallii Atriplex parryi Atriplex phyllostegia Atriplex pusilla Atriplex rosea Atriplex serenana Atriplex spinifera Atriplex torreyi Atriplex truncata Atriplex watsonii Baccharis douglasii Bassia hyssopifolia Bruguiera cylindrica Bruguiera hainesii Carex harfordii Ceriops decandra Ceriops roxburghiana Chenopodium ambrosioides Chenopodium glaucum Chenopodium macrospermum Convolvulus soldanella Cuscuta salina Dactyloctenium aegyptium Eleocharis palustris Elymus arenarius Eryngium aristulatum Eryngium articulatum Glehnia leiocarpa Grindelia paludosa Grindelia robusta Iva axillaris Iva hayesiana Juncus acutus Juncus bufonius Juncus cooperi Juncus lesueurii Juncus torreyi Kochia americana Kochia californica Kochia scoparia Lathyrus littoralis Lathyrus palustris Lavatera arborea Lilaeopsis occidentalis Limonium californicum Limosella aquatica Lotus nuttallianus Modiola caroliniana Monolepis spathulata Najas graminea Nitrophila mohavensis Nitrophila occidentalis Ochradenus baccatus Oligomeris linifolia Picramnia pentandra Plantago australis Plantago bigelovii Plantago eriopoda Plantago hirtella Plantago insularis Puccinellia parishii Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum robustum Saccharum spontaneum Schoenoplectus americanus Scirpus cernuus Scirpus koilolepis Scirpus olneyi Scirpus robustus Sida hederacea Sida lepidota Sidalcea neomexicana Spergularia canadensis Sporobolus platensis Sporobolus pungens Tamarix aphylla Triglochin palustre Triglochin striatum Washingtonia filifera Okusanya, O. T. and A. A. Sonaike (1991) Germination Behavior of Dactyloctenium-Aegyptium from 2 Localities in Nigeria. Physiologia Plantarum. 81, 4, 489-494. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Report for Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.