Dactyloctenium is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses.
SpeciesDactyloctenium aristatum - East Africa, Arabian Peninsula; Indian Subcontinent
Dactyloctenium aegyptium – Egyptian grass - much of Africa; Asia from Turkey to Taiwan to Indonesia; various islands of Pacific + Indian Oceans; naturalized in Australia, the Americas, southern Europe; more Pacific Islands
Dactyloctenium australe – Durban grass - eastern + southern ...