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*Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon. Bermuda Grass, Scutch Grass. Phen: May-Oct. Hab: Lawns, gardens, roadsides, pastures, fields, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Taxonomy Comments: C. dactylon is here treated broadly; various authors have recognized additional taxa at specific or varietal rank (see discussion in FNA).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, ETx1, F, G, HC, Il, K1, K3, Meso6, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, Pa, RAB, SFla, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, WV; < Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze – S, S13; > Cynodon affinis Caro & Adr.Sanchez; > Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. affinis (Caro & Sánchez Vega) Romero Zarco – K4; < Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon – K4; > Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon – FNA25, NE, NY, Va
Links to other floras: > Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon - FNA25
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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