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, 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: 1955 - 2002

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000011827 Dale 11 Oct 2000 Stephanie Johnson
1		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015983 Butler 19 JUN 1988 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
5048		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
JSU108273 Jefferson 09 May 1984 J. P. Barber
211		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000026705 Tallapoosa 01 May 2006 Alvin R. Diamond
16337		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000032185 Marengo 06 May 2009 J. Kevin England
2079		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000016002 Tallapoosa 1 MAY 2006 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
16337		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
TROY000011823 Butler 17 Aug 2004 Alvin R. Diamond
14613		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108346 Shelby 10 Sep 1982 R. D. Whetstone
12262		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000016000 Pike 7 MAY 1994 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
9135		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
JSU108261 Calhoun 27 May 1982 R. D. Whetstone
11196		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011834 Pike 14 May 1997 Astrid Evers
134		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003683 Mobile s.d. Charles Mohr
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108344 St. Clair 13 Nov 1998 D. D. Spaulding
10541		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015999 Lee 26 AUG 1934 STRANGLER, W. J.
 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
JSU108275 Jefferson 28 May 1984 J. P. Barber
398		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108341 Randolph 15 Jul 1988 C. F. Nixon
4038		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015989 Dale 23 JUL 1989 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
6090		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
UWAL0008835 Marengo 06 May 2009 England, J. Kevin
2079		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108276 Jefferson 17 Sep 1983 R. D. Whetstone
12446		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000016001 Russell 1 JUL 2002 GIL, GLENDA
2001-256		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
TROY000044170 Covington 02 Jul 2016 Alvin R. Diamond
27535		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000034122 Bullock 10 Sep 2011 Bailee Dykes
104		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011824 Coffee 28 Apr 2000 Brian H. Martin
636		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015986 Coffee 23 JUL 1989 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
6068		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
AUA000015985 Cherokee 20 MAY 1972 HALE, A. R.
155		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
JSU108343 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 D. D. Spaulding
10208		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015998 Lee 15 MAY 1922 SIMMONS, W. ELLIS
 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
JSU108274 Jefferson 13 Jul 1984 J. P. Barber
821		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0010114 Bullock 10 Sep 2011 Dykes, Bailee
0416		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108348 Walker 12 Jun 1975 R. D. Whetstone
4729		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015991 Lee 22 MAY 1970 EVANS, R. W.
153		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
AUA000038384 Morgan 11 Jun 2017 ENGLAND, J. KEVIN
7983		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
TROY000034215 Conecuh 29 Oct 2011 Alvin R. Diamond
22669		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011826 Coffee 10 Sep 1999 Brian H. Martin
197		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108280 Mobile 09 Apr 1976 G. Wayner
622		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000028200 Talladega 11 Oct 2008 Brittanni Berry
10		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003678 Tuscaloosa 16 Jun 1955 Joe A. Farmer
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
TROY000011825 Pike 09 Nov 2000 Mark Windham
10		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU156348 Etowah 14 Jun 1974 Atkinson, T.A.
301		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108263 Clay 07 Jul 1999 K. R. Brodeur
2043		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108277 Lee 24 Jul 1973 Kenneth G. Johnson
128		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003688 Mobile 26 Aug 1965 Rebecca Deramus
D731		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
TROY000033639 Barbour 01 Oct 2011 Derek Morrison
137		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011833 Pike 26 Apr 1977 Crystal D. Whitley
3		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108279 Marshall 21 Jul 1975 R. D. Whetstone
5189		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108269 Etowah 10 Aug 1974 T. A. Atkinson
606		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000046048 Montgomery 19 Jun 2010 Alvin R. Diamond
21424		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015995 Lee 3 MAY 1959 BECKERT, HEINO
 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
UWAL0039749 Covington 02 Jul 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27535		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000038058 Covington 04 May 2012 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
5512		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
JSU108264 Clay 30 Jul 1994 J. M. Ballard
4261		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0013274 Coosa 12 Jun 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24235		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011822 Butler 13 Aug 2005 Alvin R. Diamond
15634		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108349 Winston 07 Jun 1975 R. D. Whetstone
4492		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0012243 Pickens 11 Sep 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6695		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108347 Talladega 26 Aug 1980 R. D. Whetstone
10299		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108342 Randolph 05 Jul 1969 Tommy Herren
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003634 Tuscaloosa 28 Apr 1955 Joe A. Farmer
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
JSU108278 Marshall 24 May 1992 D. D. Spaulding
1863		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015990 Lee 12 MAY 1970 WILLIAMS, S. A.
147		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
JSU108345 St. Clair 13 Jul 1969 Jerry Ellard
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011829 Dale 13 Jul 1997 Hannelore Rundell
275		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000016003 Tallapoosa 18 NOV 1962 ROGERS, KENNETH E.
 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
TROY000047755 Autauga 05 Oct 2018 Matthew R. Parker
1825		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015987 Conecuh 27 JUN 1987 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
3428		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
TROY000011830 Dale 15 May 1995 Clay Jernigan
6		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015993 Lee 16 MAY 1969 SHELDON, JOE
18.2		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
AUA000015996 Lee 1 NOV 1959 BANKS, DONALD J.
 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
UWAL0042995 Baldwin 19 Apr 2003 Larsen, H.S.
1158		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
UWAL0010686 Conecuh 29 Oct 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22669		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00003698 Tuscaloosa 28 Apr 1955 Joe A. Farmer
s.n.		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
JSU108270 Etowah 18 Jul 1969 Doris Smith
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00054651 Blount 16 Jun 1998 Brian R. Keener
971		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108262 Calhoun 14 Jun 1969 K. E. Landers
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011835 Pike 21 Aug 2000 James A. Hall
127		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015994 Lee 21 NOV 1962 ROGERS, KENNETH E.
 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
JSU108272 Jackson 26 May 1999 K. R. Brodeur
1842		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015988 Crenshaw 27 MAY 1994 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
9200		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
TROY000011821 Barbour 06 Nov 2000 Clint Green
6		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108266 Cullman 20 Jun 1975 R. D. Whetstone
4881		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015992 Lee 19 JUN 1969 MILLER, L. C.
031		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
JSU108265 Cleburne 01 Oct 1996 S. E. Hruska
1288		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0008834 Choctaw 08 May 2007 Harrell, Elizabeth A.
0428		 UWAL
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
TROY000037181 Coosa 12 Jun 2013 Alvin R. Diamond
24235		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00064057 Shelby 10 Sep 1982 R. D. Whetstone
12262		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
SAMF0001703 Mobile 13 Apr 2013 Davenport, L. J.
5429		 SAMF
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
SAMF0001294 Tuscaloosa 01 Jun 1955 Robinson, Flynt
s.n.		 SAMF
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011828 Dale 18 Jul 2000 Michael Woods
8176		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU156468 Etowah 27 May 1994 Hodge, L.M.
1327		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108268 DeKalb 05 Jul 1969 Norma Beaty
s.n.		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00060902 Mobile 25 Dec 2002 Tad M. Zebryk
8178		 UNA
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
JSU108271 Franklin 06 Jun 1975 R. D. Whetstone
4462		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000011831 Escambia 07 May 1995 Cynthia L. Brittain
159		 TROY
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108260 Bibb 22 Jul 1982 R. D. Whetstone
11657		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU108267 Cullman 12 Aug 1974 T. A. Atkinson
623		 JSU
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA000015984 Butler 13 AUG 2005 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
15633		 AUA
CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.
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