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Cynodon

*Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon. Common name: Bermuda Grass, Scutch Grass. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Lawns, gardens, roadsides, pastures, fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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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, Meso6, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, Pa, POWO, RAB, SFla, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, WV; Panicum dactylon L. < 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. aridus J.R.Harlan & de Wet — FNA25, NS; < Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon — K4; > Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon — Can, FNA25, NE, NS, NY, Va. Basionym: Panicum dactylon L. 1753

Links to other floras: > Cynodon dactylon var. aridus - FNA25; > Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon - FNA25

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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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