*Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) P.Beauv.

Only the lowest spikelets touching those of the adjacent branches; branches of the inflorescence more spreading than those of D. radulans. Inflorescence with 2–4 branches, each 1–5 cm long. Tufted annual or short lived perennial up to 70 cm high. Sandy soils mostly near the coast where it has been used as a stabilizer. Introd. from Africa. Coastal Button Grass