Cynodon dactylon

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Family:POACEAE
Species:Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
Common Name:Bermuda Grass; Scutch Grass
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Cynodon
Species Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon - Bermuda Grass; Scutch Grass

Citation

Citation CYNODON DACTYLON (Linnaeus) Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 85. 1805.
Basionym: Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753.
Type: PORTUGAL: Without data (lectotpye: LINN 80.35). Lectotypified by Clayton & J. R. Harlan, Kew Bull. 24: 185-189. 1970.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Chloris cynodon Chloris cynodon Trinius, Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl. 229. 1824, nom. illegit.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 
Cynodon aristiglumis Cynodon aristiglumis Caro & E. A. Sánchez, Kurtziana 5: 236, f. 11. 1969. ARGENTINA: Río Negro: Dpto. Avellaneda: Isla Choele-Choel, Brazo Sud del Río Negro-Sifón, 14 Feb 1948, Boelcke & Serrano 3171 (holotype: BAA).
Cynodon aristulatus Cynodon aristulatus Caro & E. A. Sánchez, Darwiniana 17: 514, f. 2. 1972 PERU: San Martín: Tingo María near Huallaga River, 30 Oct 1949-19 Feb 1951, Allard 22027 (holotype: US).
Cynodon dactylon var. elegans Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon, var. elegans Rendle, in Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 221. 1899. ANGOLA: Mocamedes, Cavalheiros to mouth of R. Bero, s.d., Welwitsch 2290 (holotype: ?; isotype: K).
Cynodon dactylon var. glabratus Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon, var. glabratus (Steudel) Chiovenda, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., ser. 2. 26: 82. 1919.Cynodon glabratus Steudel 1854. 
Cynodon dactylon subsp. glabratus Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon, subsp. glabratus (Steudel) Chevalier, Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 27: 282. 1947.Cynodon glabratus Steudel 1854. 
Cynodon erectus Cynodon erectus J. Presl, in C. Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 290. 1830. PERU [mis-cited as also in Mexico]: Without data, Haenke s.n. (holotype: PR).
Cynodon glabratus Cynodon glabratus Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 212. 1854. ETHIOPIA
Cynodon pascuus Cynodon pascuus Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2(1): 425. 1829. BRAZIL: Piauí: Cachian and vicinity, s.d., Martius s.n. (holotype: M; isotype: US).
Cynodon polevansii Cynodon polevansii Stent, Bothalia 2: 283. 1927. SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal: Berber's Pen, s.d., Pole-Evans 334 (holotype: PRE).
Cynodon tenuis Cynodon tenuis Trinius, in Sprengel, Neue Entd. 2: 63. 1821.  
Cynodon umbellatus Cynodon umbellatus (Lamarck) Caro, Dominguezia 6: 16. 1983Paspalum umbellatum Lamarck 1791. 
Cynosurus uniflorus Cynosurus uniflorus Walter, Fl. Carol. 82. 1788. SOUTH CAROLINA
Dactilon officinale Dactilon officinale Villars, Hist. Pl. Dauphine 2: 69. 1787, nom. illegit.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 
Digitaria dactylon Digitaria dactylon (Linnaeus) Scopoli, Fl. Carn., ed. 2. 1: 52. 1772.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 
Digitaria glumaepatula Digitaria glumaepatula (Steudel) Miquel, Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 439. 1857.Panicum glumaepatulum Steudel 1853. 
Digitaria littoralis Digitaria littoralis Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 19. 1796, nom. illegit.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 
Digitaria stolonifera Digitaria stolonifera Schrader, Fl. Germ. 165. 1806, nom. illegit.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 
Fibichia dactylon Fibichia dactylon (Linnaeus) Beck, Fl. Bosnien 9: 436. 1904.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 
Fibichia umbellata Fibichia umbellata Koeler, Descr. Gramin. 308. 1802, nom. illegit.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 
Milium dactylon Milium dactylon (Linnaeus) Moench, Methodus 67. 1802.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 
Panicum dactylon Panicum dactylon Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 58. 1753. PORTUGAL: Without data (lectotpye: LINN 80.35). Lectotypified by Clayton & J. R. Harlan, Kew Bull. 24: 185-189. 1970.
Panicum glumaepatulum Panicum glumaepatulum Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 41. 1853. PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Without data, Cuming 550 (holotype: P; isotypes: L, MO).
Paspalum dactylon Paspalum dactylon (Linnaeus) Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 1: 176. 1791.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 
Paspalum umbellatum Paspalum umbellatum Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 1: 177. 1791. MAURITIUS: Without data, Commerson s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: US).
Capriola dactylon Capriola dactylon (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 764. 1891.Panicum dactylon Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1952 - 1965

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000011823 Butler 17 Aug 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14613		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003668 Tuscaloosa _ Jun 1955 Robinson, Flynt
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
TROY000028200 Talladega 11 Oct 2008 Berry, Brittanni
10		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015988 Crenshaw 27 May 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9200		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
UWAL0012243 Pickens 11 Sep 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6695		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108274 Jefferson 13 Jul 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
821		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011828 Dale 18 Jul 2000 Woods, Michael
8176		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108267 Cullman 12 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
623		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000032185 Marengo 06 May 2009 England, J. Kevin
2079		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108268 DeKalb 05 Jul 1969 Beaty, Norma J.
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015999 Lee 26 Aug 1934 Strangler, W.J.
 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
UNA00003634 Tuscaloosa 28 Apr 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
JSU108279 Marshall 21 Jul 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5189		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
SAMF0001294 Tuscaloosa 01 Jun 1955 Robinson, Flynt
s.n.		 SAMF
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015990 Lee 12 May 1970 Williams, S.A.
147		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
AUA000015987 Conecuh 27 Jun 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3428		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
AUA000038058 Covington 4 May 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5512		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108273 Jefferson 09 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
211		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011833 Pike 26 Apr 1977 Whitley, Crystal D.
3		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108269 Etowah 10 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
606		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000044170 Covington 02 Jul 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27535		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108275 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
398		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015998 Lee 15 May 1922 Simmons, W.E.
 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
UWAL0039749 Covington 02 Jul 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27535		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108349 Winston 07 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4492		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000033639 Barbour 01 Oct 2011 Morrison, Derek
137		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU156468 Etowah 27 May 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1327		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000037181 Coosa 12 Jun 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24235		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003639 Tuscaloosa 26 Jul 1952 Yates, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
UNA00064057 Shelby 10 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R.D.
12262		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
AUA000015986 Coffee 23 Jul 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6068		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108261 Calhoun 27 May 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11196		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011834 Pike 14 May 1997 Evers, Astrid
134		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015991 Lee 22 May 1970 Evans, R.W.
153		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108270 Etowah 18 Jul 1969 Smith, Doris
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000038384 Morgan 11 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
7983		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108348 Walker 12 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4729		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003668 Tuscaloosa _ Jun 1955 Robinson, Flynt
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
AUA000016000 Pike 7 May 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9135		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
UNA00003653 Tuscaloosa 15 Mar 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
AUA000015992 Lee 19 Jun 1969 Miller, L.C.
031		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
AUA000015996 Lee 1 Nov 1959 Banks, Donald J.
 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
TROY000011830 Dale 15 May 1995 Jernigan, Clay
6		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108264 Clay 30 Jul 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4261		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011824 Coffee 28 Apr 2000 Martin, Brian H.
636		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003688 Mobile 26 Aug 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D731		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
TROY000026705 Tallapoosa 01 May 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16337		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0049131 Bullock 25 May 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3210		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015993 Lee 16 May 1969 Sheldon, Joe
18.2		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
SAMF0007748 Mobile 25 Apr 2015 McPheeters, Kendall
30		 SAMF
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0010114 Bullock 10 Sep 2011 Dykes, Bailee
416		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108271 Franklin 06 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4462		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011826 Coffee 10 Sep 1999 Martin, Brian H.
197		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00060902 Mobile 25 Dec 2002 Zebryk, Tad M.
8178		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
TROY000011822 Butler 13 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15634		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0042995 Baldwin 19 Apr 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1158		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
UNA00003683 Mobile s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
TROY000046048 Montgomery 19 Jun 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21424		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108347 Talladega 26 Aug 1980 Whetstone, R. David
10299		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015984 Butler 13 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15633		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108342 Randolph 05 Jul 1969 Herren, Tommy
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000016002 Tallapoosa 1 May 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16337		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108346 Shelby 10 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12262		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003653 Tuscaloosa 15 Mar 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
AUA000015995 Lee 3 May 1959 Beckert, Heino
 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
UNA00003678 Tuscaloosa 16 Jun 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
TROY000034122 Bullock 10 Sep 2011 Dykes, Bailee
104		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003639 Tuscaloosa 26 Jul 1952 Yates, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
TROY000011831 Escambia 07 May 1995 Brittain, Cynthia L.
159		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000043815 Lee 5 Oct 2018 Taylor, Chris T.
CSP-557		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
UNA00054651 Blount 16 Jun 1998 Keener, Brian R.
971		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108278 Marshall 24 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1863		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011825 Pike 09 Nov 2000 Windham, Mark
10		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU156348 Etowah 14 Jun 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
301		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011829 Dale 13 Jul 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
275		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108262 Calhoun 14 Jun 1969 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0052068 Madison 04 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11327		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
TROY000047755 Autauga 05 Oct 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1825		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003698 Tuscaloosa 28 Apr 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
JSU108260 Bibb 22 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11657		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015985 Cherokee 20 May 1972 Hale, A.R.
155		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
TROY000011827 Dale 11 Oct 2000 Johnson, Stephanie
1		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108341 Randolph 15 Jul 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
4038		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
SAMF0001703 Mobile 13 Apr 2013 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5429		 SAMF
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108280 Mobile 09 Apr 1976 Wayner, Gary A.
622		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0010686 Conecuh 29 Oct 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22669		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011835 Pike 21 Aug 2000 Hall, James A.
127		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0008834 Choctaw 08 May 2007 Harrell, Elizabeth A.
428		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108266 Cullman 20 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4881		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0051227 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
398		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Persoon
AUA000016001 Russell 1 Jul 2002 Gil, Glenda
2001-256		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108276 Jefferson 17 Sep 1983 Whetstone, R. David
12446		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015994 Lee 21 Nov 1962 Rogers, Ken E.
 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108277 Lee 24 Jul 1973 Johnson, Kenneth G.
128		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015983 Butler 19 Jun 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5048		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108344 St. Clair 13 Nov 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10541		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000034215 Conecuh 29 Oct 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22669		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108272 Jackson 26 May 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1842		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108265 Cleburne 01 Oct 1996 Hruska, Susan E.
1288		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015989 Dale 23 Jul 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6090		 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
TROY000011821 Barbour 06 Nov 2000 Green, Clint
6		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0013274 Coosa 12 Jun 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24235		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108343 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10208		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0008835 Marengo 06 May 2009 England, J. Kevin
2079		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
AUA000015997 Lee 12 May 1959 Brady, Jr., V.E.
 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108345 St. Clair 13 Jul 1969 Ellard, Jerry
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000016003 Tallapoosa 18 Nov 1962 Rogers, Ken E.
 AUA
Cynodon Dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108263 Clay 07 Jul 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
2043		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
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