Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cynodon dactylon
FAMILY
Poaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Bermuda Grass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cynodon dactylon
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cynodon dactylon var. affinis
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-54-001:
Cynodon dactylon FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cynodon dactylon
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Capriola dactylon
COMMON NAME:
Bermuda Grass, Scutch Grass
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cada5_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_cyda_001_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_055
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Gill Newberry gn06_c_dactylon_bermuda_g
June
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JK Marlow jkm080617_008
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080617_010
June Greenville County SC
Old bladeless sheaths of the stolon often forming conspicuous "dog's teeth", per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm080617_013
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080617_014
June Greenville County SC
Leaf blades flat, those of the basal offshoots often conspicously 2-ranked, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow s080618_b
June Greenville County SC
Several slender spikes digitate at the summit of the upright culms, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm140925_955
September Greenville County SC
Furman University
Its creeping habit & palmately compound inflorescence make it easy to ID, per www.missouriplants.com
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JK Marlow jkm140925_956b
September Greenville County SC
Furman University
Spikelets 1-flowered, awnless, sessile in 2 rows along one side of rachis, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org bug_1459060
Month Unknown
Extensively creeping by scaly rhizomes or strong flat stolons, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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D. Walters and C. Southwick, Table Grape Weed Disseminule ID, USDA APHIS ITP, B bug_5462894
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cynodon dactylon
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cynodon dactylon
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cynodon dactylon var. affinis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-54-001:
Cynodon dactylon
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cynodon dactylon
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Capriola dactylon
2523
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Lawns, gardens, roadsides, pastures, fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Inflorescence composed of digitately arranged spikes
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain yellowish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p395
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p503
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