Flora of Israel: Cock’s-foot
Dactylis glomerata, Orchardgrass, Cocksfoot,
Hebrew: ציבורת ההרים , Arabic: صبورة الجبل
| Scientific name: | Dactylis glomerata L. | |
| Common name: | Orchardgrass,Cocksfoot | |
| Hebrew name: | ציבורת ההרים | |
| Arabic name: | صبورة الجبل | |
| Plant Family: | Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Stems: | Culms 15-100 cm high; flattened, either erect or bend abruptly at the base | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, rosette, entire | |
| Inflorescence: | Panicle narrow or spreading, with branches ending in dense head-like branched clusters of c. 10-30 spikelets | |
| Flowers: | Spikelets 2-5 floweredGreen | |
| Fruits / pods: | Caryopses, brown | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Euro-Siberian – Med – Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Dactylis, from Greek dactylos, δακτυλοϛ, finger, toe; of uncertain application here. glomerata, to gather into a ball, form into a round heap; clustered.
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