See other conspecific taxa:

• Cynodon dactylon (0 accessions)
• Cynodon dactylon var. afghanicus (0 accessions)
• Cynodon dactylon var. aridus (0 accessions)
• Cynodon dactylon var. coursii (0 accessions)
• Cynodon dactylon var. elegans (0 accessions)
• Cynodon dactylon var. polevansii (0 accessions)

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (≡) Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze
• (≡) Digitaria stolonifera Schrad.
• Basionym: Panicum dactylon L.

Common names:

• Bahama grass  (Source: Dict Rehm) - English
• Bermuda grass  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• devil's grass  (Source: Dict Rehm) - English
• hariali grass  (Source: Websters Dict) - English
• quick grass  (Source: Kellerman et al.) - English
• kweekgras  (Source: Grass SAfr) - Afrikaans
• cynodon dactyle  (Source: Dict Rehm) - French
• grand chiendent  (Source: Dict Rehm) - French
• Bermudagras  (Source: Dict Rehm) - German
• Hundezahngras  (Source: Dict Rehm) - German
• dhub  (Source: Dict Rehm) - India
• doob  (Source: Dict Rehm) - India
• capim-Bermuda  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Portuguese
• grama rastrera  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Spanish
• zacate de Bermuda  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Spanish

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: fodder; forage
• Environmental: lawn/turf
• Weed:

Distributional Range:

Cultivated (also cult.)

Naturalized (widely natzd. weed)

References:

1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
2. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
3. Harlan, J. R. & J. M. J. de Wet. 1969. Sources of variation in Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.. Crop Sci. (Madison) 9:774-778.
4. Harlan, J. R. et al. 1970. A guide to the species of Cynodon (Gramineae). Bull. Oklahoma Agric. Exp. Sta. B-673:12.
5. Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
6. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
8. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
9. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=315474. Accessed 1 July 2024.