Bermudagrass

Bermudagrass

[Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.]

Poaceae (Grass Family)

▲ ▼ bermudagrass seedlings

▲ ▼ bermudagrass showing leafy stolons

▲ bermudagrass with digitate panicle inflorescences

▲ inflorescence

Bermudagrass:

low, growing warm-season, creeping perennial grass from Africa
light green colored grass; produces digitate panicle inflorescence (similar to crabgrass)
spreads rapidly by stolons primarily, and also rhizomes and seed
common lawn and pasture grass in southern 1/3 of U.S; lawn grass or lawn weed in central U.S.; winterkills in northern U.S., so not seen there much at all
must be actively growing for adequate herbicide control
very intolerant of shade