      
Taxon: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Genus: Cynodon
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Chloridoideae tribe: Cynodonteae.
Nomen number: 12848
Place of publication: Syn. pl. 1:85. 1805
Name verified on: 06-Jul-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 09-May-2011
Species priority site is: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9).
Accessions:
24 in National Plant Germplasm System.
Check PlantSearch
database of Botanic Gardens
Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
SPECIES RESTRICTED AS A STATE NOXIOUS WEED
- A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious
weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links
to state information or web documents:
-
AR*°, DC°, FL°, GA°, LA°, MD°, NC°, NJ°, SC°, TX°, UT*°, WV°.
| ªAquatic.
| *Terrestrial.
| °In seed.
|
- Link to noxious weed information from
See also subordinate taxa:
- Bahama grass (Source: Dict Rehm
) – English [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- Bermuda grass (Source: NRCS Cons Pl Mat
) – English
- Bermuda grass (Source: World Econ Pl
) – English [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- common couch (Source: Aust Pl Common Names
) – English
- devil's grass (Source: Dict Rehm
) – English [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- giant Bermuda grass (Source: Food Feed Crops US
) – English [Cynodon dactylon var. aridus]
- green couch (Source: Aust Pl Common Names
) – English
- hariali grass (Source: Websters Dict
) – English [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- Indian couch (Source: Aust Pl Common Names
) – English
- plain couch (Source: Aust Pl Common Names
) – English
- quick grass (Source: Kellerman et al.1988) – English [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- gewonekweek (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001
) – Afrikaans
- kweekgras (Source: Grass SAfr
) – Afrikaans [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- najeel (Source: Ill L Qatar
) – Arabic
- theel (Source: Ill L Qatar
) – Arabic
- gou ya gen (Source: F ChinaEng
) – Transcribed Chinese
- chiendent pied-de-poule (Source: L Noms French ed7
) – French
- cynodon dactyle (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- grand chiendent (Source: Dict Rehm
) – French [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- Bermudagras (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- Hundezahngras (Source: Dict Rehm
) – German [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- dhub (Source: Dict Rehm
) – India [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- doob (Source: Dict Rehm
) – India [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- gramina (Source: Mult Glossary Crops
) – Italian
- capim-Bermuda (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Portuguese [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- grama rastrera (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- zacate de Bermuda (Source: Dict Rehm
) – Spanish [Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon]
- hundtandsgräs (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn
) – Swedish
- More:
- More:
Naturalized:
Cultivated:
Other:
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson.
2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
- Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp.
1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed.
- Bor, N. L.
1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
- CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland.
Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
- Conant, P. et al.
1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas.
In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions.
255–267.
- Davidse, G. et al., eds.
1994. Flora mesoamericana.
- Demilly, D. et al.
2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7.
- Englert, J. M. et al.
1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators.
- FNA Editorial Committee.
1993–. Flora of North America.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
- Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58.
- Harlan, J. R. & J. M. J. de Wet.
1969. Sources of variation in Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Crop Sci. (Madison)
9:774–778.
- Harlan, J. R. et al.
1970. A guide to the species of Cynodon (Gramineae).
Bull. Oklahoma Agric. Exp. Sta.
B–673:12–22.
- Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973–. Flora of Ecuador.
- Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12.
- Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds.
- Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
- Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
- International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
- Kala, C. P. et al.
2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India.
Biodivers. & Conservation
13:459.
- Kellerman, T. S. et al.
1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa.
[poisonous].
- Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
[poisonous].
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
- Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
- Norton, J. et al.
2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
- Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
- Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants.
- Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.
1999. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act.
- Tovar, Ó.
1993. Las Gramíneas (Poaceae) del Perú.
Ruizia
13:288.
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.
- Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
- Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds.
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994–. Flora of China (English edition).
- Zon, A. P. M. van der.
1992. Graminées du Cameroun.
- Zuloaga, F. O. et al.
1994. Catalogo de la familia Poaceae en la Republica Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47.
[with four varieties].
- More:
Synonyms:
Check other web resources for Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.:
Images:
- More:
- Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
-
 Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be
inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require
specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with
properly documented herbarium material.
| USDA
| ARS
| GRIN
| NPGS
| New Search |
Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville,
Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?12848 (22 May 2013)
Please send us your comments
Ctrl P to print |
 |
| |
|
