Cynodon 1914137 220716078 2008-06-21T06:01:29Z Alan Liefting 36352 Removed category "Grasses"; Quick-adding category "Poaceae" (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]]) ''Not to be confused with the vertebrate clade "[[Cynodont]]"'' {{Taxobox | name = ''Cynodon'' | image = Cynodon dactylon.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''Cynodon dactylon'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Poales]] | familia = [[Poaceae]] | genus = '''''Cynodon''''' | genus_authority = [[Louis Claude Richard|Rich.]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text }} '''''Cynodon''''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] "Dog-tooth") is a genus of nine species of [[Poaceae|grasses]], native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the [[Old World]]. 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]]'' [[Image:BermudagrassMap.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Bermudagrass adaptation in the U.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. Propagation is by [[rhizome]]s, [[stolon]]s, or [[seed]]s. 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. 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== *[http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=41616 Genus Cynodon on ITIS Report] *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CYNOD Cynodon on USDA/Natural Resource Conservation Service] *[http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/articles/tf0016.aspxl Lawn Maintenance Calendar (North Carolina)] [[Category:Lawn grasses]] [[Category:Poaceae]] {{grass-stub}} [[ca:Cynodon]] [[cs:Troskut]] [[es:Cynodon]] [[fr:Cynodon (plante)]] [[ja:ギョウギシバ]] [[pl:Cynodon]] [[pt:Cynodon]] [[sq:Cynodon]] [[te:గరిక]]