Bermudagrass - Cynodon dactylon

Bermudagrass – Cynodon dactylon

Poaceae - Grass family

Pain in the grass: Bermudagrass

Tackling bermudagrass in a residential lawn can be daunting. Learn more about the biology and management strategies.

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MI Status 

Non-native

Life Cycle

Warm-season perennial

Leaves

Leaves are rolled in the bud.  They are flat with a gray-green to bluish green color.   This grass has above ground creeping stems with a prostrate growth habit.  

Ligule

Hairy

Reproduction

Primarily by stolons and rhizomes.  May also spread by seed.

 

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Bermudagrass leaves and stems

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Bermudagrass flower/seedhead

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