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cynodon
Scientific Name: Cynodon bradleyi
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Cynodon: A Versatile Grass
The genus Cynodon encompasses several species within the grass family, known for their adaptability and widespread distribution.
Considerations for Pets
- While most Cynodon dactylon types are considered non-toxic, there have been occasional reports of HCN (hydrogen cyanide) poisoning.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Cynodon
- Species: Cynodon dactylon
- Common Names: Bermuda grass, Dhoob, Bahama grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian Doab, dog's tooth grass
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Genus: Cynodon
- Family: Poaceae (grass family)
- Synonyms:
- Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze
- Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon
- Cynodon aristiglumis Caro & Snchez
- Cynodon csii A. Camus
- Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. densus Hurcombe
- Cynodon glabratus Steud.
- Cynodon polevansii Stent
- Digitaria stolonifera Schrad.
- Panicum dactylon
Distribution and Habitat
- Cynodon species are native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World.
- Cynodon dactylon is very widely distributed throughout the world.
- Likely originated in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Found in various habitats, including deserts, lawns, eroding fore-dunes, and short grassland by the sea.
Ecological Role
- Cynodon transvaalensis is considered an invasive common weed in tropical regions.
- Cynodon dactylon can also be an invasive weed.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Cynodon dactylon is a warm-season, prostrate, perennial grass.
- Spreads by scaly rhizomes and flat stolons to form a dense, resilient turf.
- Leaves are gray-green.
- Culms (stems) are geniculately ascending, 8-40 cm long and 0.5-1 mm in diameter.
- Ligule is present.
- Grows to 0.3 m (1ft) in height and 0.5 m (1ft 8in) in spread at a medium rate.
- The Cynodon genus often has two or three leaves at each node along the runners.
Quirky Facts
- According to Indian Medicinal Plants, Cynodon dactylon (Durva Grass) is extensively used in the Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine.
Additional Information
- The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, provides further information on Cynodon in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
- More information on Cynodon dactylon can be found on Wikimedia Commons.
- ARKive offers photos and facts about the Cynodon genus.
- Fire Effects Information System, Online. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences provides additional details.
- See Cynodon dactylon at Tropicos "Subordinate Taxa" for subspecies and varieties.