bermudagrass
(Cynodon dactylon)
This species is Introduced in the United States
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Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Lists - This map identifies those states that have this species on their invasive species list or law.
Invasive Listing Sources
- California Invasive Plant Council
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 2
- Invasive Plant Species of West Virginia
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Maryland Code and Regulations Noxious Weed & Seed Law
- National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Management Team Invasive Plant List
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Utah Noxious Weeds - Contain
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Native Plant Society, Flora West Virginia Project, and West Virginia Curatorial Database System, September 3, 1999
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder: Lilianae |
| Order: Poales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Subfamily: Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: Cynodonteae |
| Genus: Cynodon |
| Cynodon dactylon |
Other System Links
Plants: CYDA
Bayer: CYNDA
GRIN: 12848
ITIS: 41619
NPDN Pest: PCAAZBA
NPDN Host: 33017
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
common bermudagrass, devilgrass
Related Scientific Names:
Capriola dactylon (L.) Pers (Synonym)
Cynodon aristiglumis (L.) Pers (Synonym)
Panicum dactylon (L.) Pers (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.