Not to be confused with the vertebrate clade "Cynodont"

Cynodon
Cynodon dactylon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Cynodon Rich.
Species
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Cynodon (Greek "Dog-tooth") is a genus of nine species of grasses, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World. Cynodonts, or 'dog teeth' are a taxon of Therapsids which includes modern mammals and their extinct close relatives Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Liliopsida is a Botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family Poales is an order of Flowering plants in the Monocotyledons and includes families of plants such as the grasses, Bromeliads, Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the Class Liliopsida of the flowering plants. Louis Claude Marie Richard ( September 19, 1754 - June 6, 1821) was a French Botanist. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the Class Liliopsida of the flowering plants. The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century The genus as a whole as well as its species are commonly known as Bermuda Grass or Dog's Tooth Grass.

Species

• Cynodon aethiopicus
• Cynodon barberi
• Cynodon dactylon
• Cynodon incompletus
• Cynodon nlemfuensis
• Cynodon parviglumis
• Cynodon plectostachyus
• Cynodon radiatus
• Cynodon transvaalensis

Bermudagrass adaptation in the U. Cynodon dactylon ( Syn Panicum dactylon, Capriola dactylon) also known as dūrvā grass Bermuda Grass, Dubo S.

Cultivation and uses

Some species, most commonly C. dactylon, are grown as lawn grasses in warm temperate regions, such as the Sunbelt area of the United States where they are valued for their drought tolerance compared to most other lawn grasses. A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass, and sometimes Clover and other plants which are maintained at a low even height The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Propagation is by rhizomes, stolons, or seeds. In Botany, a rhizome is a horizontal stem of a Plant that is usually found underground often sending out Roots and Shoots A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored In some cases it is considered to be a weed; it spreads through lawns and flower beds, where it can be difficult to kill with herbicides without damaging other grasses or plants. WEED (1390 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Spanish format It is difficult to pull out because the rhizomes and stolons break readily, and then re-grow.

It is also noted for its common use on the surface of greens on golf courses, as well as football and baseball playing fields.

External links

• Genus Cynodon on ITIS Report
• Cynodon on USDA/Natural Resource Conservation Service
• Lawn Maintenance Calendar (North Carolina)