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Bermuda grass

Cynodon dactylon

Family: Poaceae Genus: Cynodon Species: dactylon

Synonyms: Cynodon scabrifolius, Cynodon dactylon var. elegans, Fibichia umbellata var. glabrescens, Fibichia umbellata var. biflora, Syntherisma linearis, Cynodon dactylon var. pilosus, Cynodon decipiens, Fibichia umbellata, Cynodon aristulatus, Cynodon portoricensis, Capriola dactylon, Agrostis linearis, Cynodon dactylon var. septentrionalis, Digitaria dactylon, Cynodon barberi f. longifolia, Agrostis bermudiana, Panicum glumipatulum, Cynodon grandispiculus, Cynodon dactylon var. affinis, Paspalum dactylon, Cynodon pascuus, Digitaria glumipatula, Digitaria stolonifera, Digitaria maritima, Fibichia umbellata f. major, Cynodon pedicellatus, Chloris cynodon, Cynodon dactylon septentrionalis, Dactilon officinale, Fibichia dactylon, Capriola dactylon var. maritima, Cynodon iraquensis, Cynodon nitidus, Cynodon dactylon var. villosus, Cynodon dactylon var. glabratus, Cynodon dactylon var. densus, Cynodon occidentalis, Cynodon sarmentosus, Cynodon hirsutissimus, Cynodon dactylon var. nipponicus, Fibichia umbellata var. major, Cynosurus dactylon, Cynodon maritimus var. breviglumis, Cynodon dactylon var. hirsutissimus, Cynodon erectus, Cynodon linearis, Phleum dactylon, Cynodon dactylon var. biflorus, Fibichia umbellata f. glabrescens, Cynodon polevansii, Panicum dactylon, Cynodon maritimus var. vaginiflorus, Cynodon dactylon f. major, Cynodon dactylon subvar. hirsutissimus, Cynodon dactylon var. longiglumis, Cynodon affinis, Cynosurus uniflorus, Panicum sanguinale var. ambiguum, Cynodon dactylon subsp. glabratus, Cynodon glabratus, Chloris maritima, Milium dactylon, Cynodon dactylon f. viviparus, Cynodon maritimus var. grandispiculus, Cynodon dactylon subsp. nipponicus, Cynodon stellatus, Cynodon dactylon var. aridus, Cynodon umbellatus, Agrostis stellata, Cynodon dactylon var. parviglumis, Cynodon dactylon f. glabrescens, Cynodon tenuis, Cynodon dactylon var. maritimus, Cynodon aristiglumis, Cynodon dactylon var. stellatus, Cynodon dactylon f. villosus, Chloris paytensis, Vilfa stellata, Dactylus officinalis, Cynodon dactylon var. sarmentosus, Cynodon distichloides, Cynodon repens, Vilfa linearis, Cynodon dactylon var. pulchellus, Paspalum umbellatum, Cynodon mucronatus, Cynodon laeviglumis, Cynodon parviglumis, Cynodon maritimus

Bermuda grass (en)
Cynodon dactylon — flower
Cynodon dactylon — flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Color: purple; Inconspicuous

Foliage: Texture: fine

Native Region: Afghanistan, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Central European Rus, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Queensland, Rodrigues, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South China Sea, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
227070

Important Disclaimer

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