Poaceae
African dogstooth grass
Cynodon transvaalensis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cynodon
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- نجيل ترانسفالي
- Chinese
- 非洲狗牙根
- English
- African dogstooth grass, African Bermuda grass
Synonyms
- Cynodon poissonii (A.Camus) Bosser
- Cynodon transvaalensis subsp. poissonii A.Camus
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. O. Gardner, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.