Common Bermudagrass

Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon) - other common names include Bahama Grass, Devil's Grass, Couch Grass, Indian Doab, Grama, Scutch Grass - is a highly desirable turf grass in southern climates zones 9 - 12 needed for those regions for its heat and drought tolerance. Bermuda grass originally came from the savannas of Africa and is the common name for all the East African species of Cynodon. It is called Bermuda grass in the United States because it was introduced from the Bermuda Island. The grass is highly aggressive, killing out most other grasses and invading other habitable growing areas. This sometimes gives the grass the name of devil grass by gardeners. The grass is fast growing and tough making it popular and useful for sporting fields, as damaged it will recover quickly. Common Bermudagrass File links The following pages link to this file: Bermuda Grass ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Cyperales is an order comprising monocot flowering plants of a single family, the Cyperaceae, known as sedges. ... Genera See: List of Poaceae genera The true grasses are monocot (class Liliopsida) plants of the family Poaceae (formerly Graminae). ...

Characteristics

It has a relatively coarse-bladed form with Medium textured varieties growing in warm climates all over the world between 45° south and 45° north latitude that get where there is more than 410 mm (16 inches) of rainfall a year. In the United States it can be grown from Maryland south to Florida, west to California. The grass germinates at temperatures above 20 C (68 F) but in cool seasons the grass becomes dormant and turns brown. The blades are a gray-green color and are short, usually 3-10 cm (1 to 4 inches) long with rough edges. The erect stems can grow 1-40 cm (4 to 16 inches) tall. The stems are slightly flattened, and an inflorescent purple in color. It has a deep root system, and in drought situations the root system can grow 120-150 cm (47 to 59 inches) deep. Most of the root mass lies 60 cm (24 inches) under the surface. The grass creeps along the ground and root wherever a node touches the ground, forming a dense mat. Bermuda grass reproduces through seeds, through runners and rhizomes. The seed heads are on 3-7 cm (1-3 inch) spikes and are themselves about 5 cm (2 inches) long. State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission into... State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

External Link

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Bermuda Grass Common