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Bermuda grass

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Cynodon

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Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
FlowerPhoto: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (27)
Afrikaans
Gewone kweekgras, Kweek
Arabic
عرق النجيل, نجم, نجير, نجيل, نجيل صغير العصفة
Burmese
မြေစာဖြူ
Catalan
Agram, Gram
Chinese
咸沙草, 爬根草, 狗牙根, 绊根草, 铁线草, 百慕達草, 双花狗牙根, 雙花狗牙根
Czech
Troskut prstnatý
Dutch
Handjesgras, Bermudagras
English
Bermuda grass, Bermudagrass
Finnish
Mattovarvasheinä, Sormiheinä
French
Chiendent dactyle
German
Gewöhnliches Hundszahngras, Bermudagras
Gujarati
દુર્વા, ધ્રો, ધ્રોખડ
Hindi
दुर्वा
Indonesian
Rumput bermuda, Rumput grinting
Italian
Gramigna
Japanese
タホマ31, バミューダグラス
Latvian
Suņzobe
lmo
Gramègna rossa
Malayalam
Bermuda grass, ബർമുഡ ഗ്രാസ്
Polish
Trawa bermudzka
Romanian
Pir gros
Russian
Бермудская трава
Serbian
Зубача
shn
တူၼ်ႈယႃႈၽႅတ်ႈ, ယႃႈၽျႅတ်ႈ, ယႃႈၽႅတ်ႈႁူဝ်ႁွၵ်ႇ, ယႃႈၽျႅတ်ႈႁူဝ်ႁွၵ်ႇ
Spanish
Agrama, Agramen, Escobillas blandas, Grama canaria, Grama oficinal de España, Gromón, Oficina de grama de España
Tamil
அறுகம்புல், அறுகு, தூரீலை, மூதண்டம், மேகாரி, அருகம் புல், அருகம்புல்
Vietnamese
Cỏ chỉ, Cỏ ống

Synonyms

  • Agrostis bermudiana Tussac ex Kunth
  • Agrostis filiformis J.Koenig ex Kunth
  • Agrostis linearis Retz.
  • Agrostis stellata Willd.
  • Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze
  • Capriola dactylon var. maritima (Kunth) Hitchc.
  • Chloris cynodon Trin.
  • Chloris maritima Trin.
  • Chloris paytensis Steud.
  • Cynodon affinis Caro & E.A.Sánchez
  • Cynodon aristiglumis Caro & E.A.Sánchez
  • Cynodon aristulatus Caro & E.A.Sánchez
  • Cynodon barberi f. longifolia Join
  • Cynodon dactylon f. glabrescens (Beck) Soó
  • Cynodon dactylon f. major (Beck) Soó
  • Cynodon dactylon f. villosus (Regel) Roshev.
  • Cynodon dactylon f. viviparus Beetle
  • Cynodon dactylon subsp. glabratus (Steud.) A.Chev.
  • Cynodon dactylon subsp. nipponicus (Ohwi) T.Koyama
  • Cynodon dactylon subvar. hirsutissimus Litard. & Maire
  • Cynodon dactylon var. affinis (Caro & E.A.Sánchez) Romero Zarco
  • Cynodon dactylon var. aridus J.R.Harlan & de Wet
  • Cynodon dactylon var. biflorus Merino
  • Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon
  • Cynodon dactylon var. densus Hurcombe
  • Cynodon dactylon var. elegans Rendle
  • Cynodon dactylon var. glabratus (Steud.) Chiov.
  • Cynodon dactylon var. hirsutissimus (Litard. & Maire) Maire
  • Cynodon dactylon var. longiglumis Caro & E.A.Sánchez
  • Cynodon dactylon var. maritimus (Kunth) Hack.
  • Cynodon dactylon var. nipponicus Ohwi
  • Cynodon dactylon var. parviglumis (Ohwi) Fosberg & Sachet
  • Cynodon dactylon var. pilosus Caro & E.A.Sánchez
  • Cynodon dactylon var. polevansii (Stent) J.R.Harlan & de Wet
  • Cynodon dactylon var. pulchellus Benth.
  • Cynodon dactylon var. sarmentosus Parodi
  • Cynodon dactylon var. sarmentosus Pers.
  • Cynodon dactylon var. septentrionalis (Asch. & Graebn.) Ravarut
  • Cynodon dactylon var. stellatus (Willd.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Cynodon dactylon var. villosus Regel

and 61 more.

Flowers

In flower
March to January (from 377 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.