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PLANTS Profile for Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Bermudagrass

   
Symbol: CYDA
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    I
HI    I
PR    I
VI    I
CAN    W
SPM    W



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Synonyms:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

  CADA5 Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze
  CYAR16 Cynodon aristiglumis Caro & Sánchez
  CYIN14 Cynodon incompletus auct. non Nees
  PADA Panicum dactylon L.
 

Distribution by State:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Distributional Map for Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
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Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (BC), FRA (SPM)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

338 genera in Poaceae, 9 species in Cynodon
Distribution of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. aridus Harlan & de Wet [excluded]. .
Cynodon dactylon var. aridus
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Classification:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Poaceae – Grass family
Genus   Cynodon Rich. – Bermudagrass
Species   Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. – Bermudagrass
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Arkansas:
bermudagrass Noxious weed
California:
Cynodon
bermudagrass C list (noxious weeds)
Utah:
bermudagrass Noxious weed1
1 Bermudagrass shall not be a noxious weed in Washington County and shall not be subject to provisions of the Utah noxious Weed Act within the boundaries of the county
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Bermudagrass
chiendent pied-de-poule
devilgrass
grama-seda
manienie
motie molulu
Cynodon
bermudagrass

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

STATE Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FACU FACU FACU NO FACU FACU+ FACU FAC FACU FAC NO FAC FACU

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Minor   Minor   Low      
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41619.

 

 

 

 
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