Aeluropus lagopoides

Family Gramineae
Synonyms  A.brevifolius, A. niliacus, A. repens, A. littoralis, A. massauensis, Dactylis lagopoides, D. brevifolia, D. repens, D. repens, D. massauensis, Calotheca niliace, Poa massauensis
Local name
Habitat in Egypt damp and arid places, both fresh and saline
Distribution Mediterranean region, Red Sea coasts throug southwest Asia to Central Asia, India, Sri Lanka