Crested dog's-tail - Cynosurus cristatus

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Crested dog's-tail - Cynosurus cristatus
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature

This low, compact, tufted perennial grass has stiff upright stems. The long leaf blades have a fine tip. The flowers are in characteristic spike-like pyramids.

Crested dog's-tail is a common grassland species, found in old meadows, and tolerates poor soils. This is a suitable species for sowing as part of a meadow mix. It is the food plant of the larvae of several species of butterfly, in the brown and skipper families.

Animals

Butterflies

Foliage	Green
Flower	Green, June to August
Moisture	(Average)
Sunlight	(Full sun)
Origin	Native