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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | CYDA |
| Group: | Monocot |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
| Native Status: |
CAN W HI I L48 I PB I PR I SPM W VI I |
| Other Common Names: |
Bermuda grass
manienie |
| Characteristics | |
| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Synonyms
| Symbol | Scientific Name |
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| CADA5 | Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze |
| CYAR16 | Cynodon aristiglumis Caro & Sánchez |
| CYIN14 | Cynodon incompletus auct. non Nees |
| PADA | Panicum dactylon L. |
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | Commelinidae |
| Order | Cyperales |
| Family | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family |
| Genus | Cynodon Rich. – Bermudagrass |
| Species | Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. – Bermudagrass |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Cynodon dactylon . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
![Distribution of <i>Cynodon dactylon</i> (L.) Pers. var. <i>aridus</i> Harlan & de Wet [excluded]](/maps/thumbs2/CYDAA2.png)
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | |
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| This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
| Arkansas
bermudagrass
Noxious weed
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| California | |
| Utah
bermudagrass
Noxious weed
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1Bermudagrass shall not be a noxious weed in Washington County and shall not be subject to provisions of the Utah noxious Weed Act within the boundaries of the county
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Cynodon dactylon
Bermudagrass
chiendent pied-de-poule
devilgrass
grama-seda
manienie
motie molulu
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
| KY | Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. |
| N'EAST | Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal,and J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. |
| SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
| WSWS | Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Martin | Minor | Minor | Low |
Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Martin |
Sources
| Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications. New York. |
Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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| High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
| Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
| Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
| Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |
