Bermudagrass - Cynodon dactylon
Bermudagrass – Cynodon dactylon
Poaceae - Grass family
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.
Bermudagrass leaves and stems
Bermudagrass flower/seedhead
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