Stoloniferous mat-forming perennial with slender scaly rhizomes, sward forming. The disease is distributed across all states and mainland territories of Australia, and is found worldwide wherever the host plant is present. East Gippsland, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Chloridoideae. dactylon & 350, Western Australia 1 Gramineae (216), [1980] M.Lazarides, Tropical Notes. Bermuda Grass. Cynodon dactylon var. Kingdom: Plantae. Syn. AVH is a collaborative project of the state, Commonwealth and territory herbaria, developed under the auspices of the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH), representing the major Australian collections. D.J.B.Wheeler, Grasses of New South Wales, 4th edn (192). C. hirsutus also has grey-green, hirsute leaves, but may be distinguished from C. dactylon We disclose that our herein invention of a new and distinct grass plant variety of Cynodon dactylon grass plant that was discovered by us growing under cultivation on a small area on a bowling green surface at Nyngan, a small Town in the State of New South Wales, Australia. Lower glume lanceolate, herbaceous, colouration, larger lemma with keel cilia three times as long and hairy Distribution: Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, (GPWG 2001) : Subfamily Adapted to survive extended dry periods and flooding due to a deep root system. var. Upper glume lanceolate, herbaceous, keeled, Habit. Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. C. dactylon is a stoloniferous grass widely naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Ligule membraneous, but with longer hairs at each end. pulchellus | provided name: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Couch smut, caused by Ustilago cynodontis, is an economically important disease of Cynodon dactylon, the most widely planted warm season turfgrass in Australia. Common name: Couch-grass, Bermuda grass. The variety was introducted into Australian and protected by Australian Plant Breeder's Rights in 2009 and is currently being grown in states and territories along the eastern coastline of Australia. Cynodon dactyloC. This species is very widely distributed throughout the world (including in large parts of Australia), and its exact origin is unknown. Green couch (Cynodon dactylon var. Glumes shorter than the single floret. Queensland: If closely mow The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) is an online resource that provides immediate access to the wealth of plant specimen information held by Australian herbaria. Altitudinal range from near sea level to 1150 m. Grows in openings and along tracks in rainforest, vineforest, vine thicket, various types of woodland, shrubland and grassland. Fortescue, Carnarvon, Austin. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. dactylon ) has been listed as a significant environmental weed at one time or another in New South Wales, Victoria, the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Queensland. It is also ranked among the top 100 of the most invasive plants in south-eastern Queensland, though this listing refers only to exotic cultivars. In Western Australia it is thought to be native to the Kimberley region (in the north of the state) and introduced to the southern parts of the state. 1,894 results for VARIETY: Cynodon dactylon var. motie molulu. which also goes by the name of ‘Riley’s Evergreen’ was granted of the South West (409), [2006] J.Jessop, G.R.M.Dashorst, F.M.James, Grasses To add to the confusion it is thought that exotic cultivars of this species, which have been introduced more recently, have also become naturalised. The culms take root at the lower nodes. Two varieties are recognised in Victoria primarily based on the number of radiating spikes. Copyright © 2016. 58 (1753). possibly pre-European) introduction. Common name: Couch-grass, Bermuda grass. The control methods referred to in this fact sheet should be used in accordance with the restrictions (federal and state legislation, and local government laws) directly or indirectly related to each control method. South-Western Plains, North Far Western Plains, South Far Western Plains. Regional: Australia. Leaf-blades flat or conduplicate, 1–12 cm long, 0.5–4 mm wide. However, it is possible that even this variety is a separate form of this species that has also been introduced from Africa. pulchellus. Australian Gregory South. Flowerheads are digitate, consisting of 3-7 thin, usually dark-coloured branches (2-6 cm long). Check our website at www.biosecurity.qld.gov.au pulchellus, is thought to be native to Victoria and south-eastern South Australia. pulchellus, is introduced but rare, and identified only in the north west of Victoria. In Bermuda it has been known as crab grass (also a name for Digitaria sanguinalis). (books and floras): [1810]. Spikelets. Known host of pathogens and pests. Family: Poaceae Barnhart Genus: Cynodon Rich. dactylon | provided name: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Photograph by Harry Rose. 64), [1983] J.C.Tothill & J.B.Hacker, Grasses Some state herbaria regard populations in natural areas as being native, whereas others regard such populations as being introduced. Cynodon Rich. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. dactylon, Spikes less than 3 cm Western Australia: Gardner, Dampier. Bermuda grass is a mat-forming, medium- to fine-textured … unranked: Cynodon dactylon x Cynodon transvaalensis. Fertile lemma 1.8–3 mm long, keeled, wingless, 3 -nerved. (1805) Synopsis Plantarum seu Encheridium Botanicum 1: 85. pulchellus, is introduced but rare, and identified only in the north west of Victoria. 28. ; This species is accepted, and its native range is Temp. in some areas; becomes dominant after heavy grazing of native pasture on soils dactylon) are native to the northern parts of Australia, while it has become naturalised in the southern regions of the country. Cynodon dactylon. Capriola dactylon (L.) KuntzeDactylon officinale Vill.Digitaria dactylon Scop.Milium dactylon MoenchPanicum dactylon L.Paspalum umbellatum Lam. keeled, 1-keeled, 1 -nerved. Numerous cultivars Australia 44B: Poaceae 3 (Fig 53A-D as var. Tasmania: Furneaux Group, North Green couch (Cynodon dactylon var. 1: 58 (1753). Synonymy: Panicum dactylon L., Sp. Central Australia (466), [2002] D.Sharp & B.K.Simon, AusGrass, There are seven varieties, two occur in Australia, of which the rarer is 1: 85 (1805). Accessed: 2015 Apr. Distribution: Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Norfolk I, Lord Howe, Christmas Is, Cocos Classification. Quantitative traits such as seed yield and forage yield can be dramatically negatively affected. Fact sheets are available from Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) service centres and our Customer Service Centre (telephone 13 25 23). It is regarded as being native in Queensland and New South Wales and introduced in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Victoria: Green couch (Cynodon dactylon var. Notes: Cynodon dactylon var. (Kaapro, 1999b). Grampians, Lowan Mallee, Midlands, Murray Mallee, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Glumes. similar, thinner than fertile lemma. These restrictions may prevent the use of one or more of the methods referred to, depending on individual circumstances. Also present on Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, the Cocos Islands and the Coral Sea Islands (where it is regarded as being native or a very early introduction). Replacement Name:  Panicum ascending, 8–40 cm tall, 0.5–1 mm diam. Pl. Cynodon dactylon. grama-seda. floret(s), without rachilla extension, ovate, laterally compressed, 1.8–3 mm devilgrass. dactylon in the hirsute rather than glabrous or sparsely hairy leaves, greyish colouration, larger lemma with keel cilia three times as long and hairy sub-margins, and longer rachilla extension. Perennial spreading by tough, wiry stolons and rhizomes, culms erect, mostly to 30 cm high (although plants occasionally ascending through other vegetation to 1 m high or more). Extensively pulchellus dactylon the late Rod J. Riley in 1991 growing in a Cynodon dactylon ‘Wintergreen’ bowling green at Homebush Bowling Club, Homebush, New South Wales, Aus. Flower colour; life form. Keeling Is, Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea Is. pulchellus Benth. Type of Basionym or Slopes, Central-Western Slopes, South-Western Slopes, North-Western Plains, Cynodon dactylon. of South Australia (348), [2008] S.W.L.Jacobs, R.D.B.Walley & Documented as allelopathic, capable of reducing the germination and growth of other species. The Atlas of Living Australia acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to the past and present Elders of the nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Bermuda Grass) Jump to navigation Jump to search. Glumes pulchellus, Spikes more than 3 cm The flower has 2 - 6 slender spikes, 2-5cm long and 1-1.5mm wide with a green to purplish colouring. Fertile spikelets 1-flowered, comprising 1 fertile Family: Poaceae Barnhart Genus: Cynodon Rich. of hairs, a ciliolate membrane or a ciliate membrane, 0.2–0.3 mm long. Summary of Invasiveness Top of page. Ligule membraneous, but with longer hairs at each end. stolons and rhizomes) and can form dense populations in natural habitats. dactylon is generally recognised as native to Australia. The majority of current opinion is that at least some forms of green couch (Cynodon dactylon var. Latin name. and Schult. Grass, usually prostrate to 30 cm tall. The genus comprises diploid and polyploid species and subspecies that belong to the Chloridoideae subfamily of the Poaceae family (Peterson et al., 2010, Wu, 2011). Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Cynodon dactylon var. Inflorescence. 281 as var. Kingdom: Plantae. dactylon is generally recognised as native to Australia. var. South Australia: North-western, Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens Stolons present. Cynodon dactylon is wind-pollinated, and generally self-incompatible, suffering from inbreeding depression when genotypes are self-pollinated. Medically Bermudagrass is reported to be alterative, anabolic, antiseptic, aperient, astringent, cyanogenetic, demulcent, depurative, diuretic, emollient, sudorific, and vulnerary. While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, DEEDI does not invite reliance upon it, nor accept responsibility for any loss or damage caused by actions based on it. Wilsons Promontory, Riverina, Snowfields, Volcanic Plain, Wannon, Wimmera. Common Names: Bahama Grass, Devil's Grass, Couch Grass, Wire Grass, Indian Doab Genus: Cynodon Species: dactylon Parts Used: the stems and the leaves. Spikelets sessile. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Queensland, New South long with spikelets 2.5–3 mm long                    C. dactylon var. J.Jessop, G.R.M.Dashorst, F.M.James, Grasses of South Australia  (349, Fig. dactylon), [2006] All rights reserved. Plant stoloniferous, rooting at the nodes. Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South-eastern. long with spikelets to 2.5 mm long                  C. dactylon var. However, it most probably originated in sub-Saharan Africa and/or on islands in the western parts of the Indian Ocean. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as animal food and a medicine. manienie. Fig. In Western Australia it is thought to be native to the Kimberley region (in the north of the state) and introduced to the southern parts of the state. & Subtropical Old World to Australia. & Subtropical Old World to Australia. Cynodon dactylon, This is a warm season perennial grass spreads both by stolons and rhizomes and forms a prostrate habit. It grows in open areas where there are frequent disturbances such as grazing, flooding, and fire. Common name. Rumputnya berwarna hijau-kelabu, tumbuh pendek hingga 2–15 cm dengan tepi yang kasar. Common name(s) Couch Grass, Green Couch. Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North-Western Cynodon dactylon is a long-lived ( perennial ) grass, forming thick mats by means of stolons and rhizomes (horizontal, root-like stem usually found underground) (Gibbs Russell et al. Bermuda grass originally came from the savannas of Africa and is the common name for all the East African species of Cynodon. (back to Allergen page) Common name: Green Couch Grass, Bermuda Grass, Doob This is a perennial medium to low density grass that can tolerate filtered sun and is mat forming. of moderate fertility; a very persistent weed of roadsides, gardens and dactylon) is widely distributed throughout large parts of Australia (including all states and territories), and is particularly common in coastal and sub-coastal regions. A forage resource for milk cattle in areas where the soil is not suitable for growing crops such as maize or soyabean. Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens. Grass, usually prostrate to 30 cm tall. Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY Licence. New South Wales: North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, Poaceae . ... Cynodon dactylon in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. grey-green, hirsute leaves, but may be distinguished from C. dactylon var. Inflorescence digitate, with spicate branches. One variety, Cynodon dactylon var. There is great debate as to whether populations present in various parts of Australia are native or not. Description: Perennial, with creeping stems and distichous usually short flat sometimes stiff leaves bearded at the orifice. 280 as var. Burke, Burnett, Cook, Darling Downs, Gregory North, Leichhardt, Maranoa, Couch smut, caused by Ustilago cynodontis, is an economically important disease of Cynodon dactylon, the most widely planted warm season turfgrass in Australia. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. One variety, Cynodon dactylon var. Common Name Greencouch Other Names Swamp Couch, Common Couch close-up of stem and smaller leaves (Photo: Sheldon Navie), seed-head on slender stem (Photo: Sheldon Navie), close-up of seeds (Photo: Steve Hurst at USDA PLANTS Database), African star grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis), a very similar grass with more robust flowering stems up to 60 cm tall (Photo: Sheldon Navie), Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. rev. Common name(s) Couch Grass, Green Couch. A common plant in all Australian States, occurs in WA, NT, CYP, NEQ and CEQ and widespread throughout Australia. Distinguishing features. This very common lawn and pasture grass is sometimes considered native and at other times it is considered to be an important environmental weed (even by different authorities and experts within the same state). It has fine texture dark green lanced-shaped leaves that turn brown when dormant. (couch grass, Bermuda grass) and C. radiatus Roth ex Roem. var. dactylon, var. Although it is not native to Bermuda, it is an abundant invasive species there. ), Flora of D.J.B.Wheeler, Grasses of New South Wales (192). The variety is licenced by Cervadon Ltd . Protologue Information: In europa australi,. Inflorescence digitate, spikes 2-7, spikelets green to purple. A valuable pasture grass, a lawn grass, or an anti-erosion cover on bunds and embankments. South. West, Midlands, East Coast. ; This species is accepted, and its native range is Temp. The Atlas of Living Australia acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to the past and present Elders of the nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Drummond, Warren.Northern Territory: Darwin & Gulf, Inflorescence digitate, spikes 2-7, spikelets green to purple. Published on the internet. Also present on Lord … unranked: Cynodon dactylon x Cynodon transvaalensis. Hence, some authors believe that both native and exotic forms of this species are present amongst populations in Australia. Woo]ls (1867) in a paper on the botany of the Parramatta district wrote that Cynodon Key references N.T.Burbidge. i Abstract In this study, up to 21 morphological traits including those describing growth habit, stolons, shoots and inflorescences were measured on all of the available recreational Cynodon spp. Cynodon dactylon . pastures. Two varieties are recognised in Victoria primarily based on the number of radiating spikes. Following 10 years of experimenting under test and development, Wintergreen was released in 1983. The mobile application of Environmental Weeds of Australia is available from the Google Play Store and Apple iTunes. Cynodonteae. Note: Another variety of this species, known as Cynondon dactylon var. variety: Cynodon dactylon var. Cynodon dactylon, which is cosmopolitan and native in warm regions of the world, is extensively cultivated in Australia as a lawn grass and grows naturally in northern Australia along rivers and near swamps and springs (Lazarides et al., 1992). Cynodon dactylon was collected in Australia by Robert Brown during the period 1802-1805 (Brown 1810)..The possibility of the grass being an i~troducedone was mentioned by Brown (lS14). C. dactylon is a stoloniferous grass widely naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. ... Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. Stem. long. Pl. AVH is a collaborative project of the state, Commonwealth and territory herbaria, developed under the auspices of the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH), representing the major Australian collections. 1 Gramineae (215, Pl. To date, Cynodon taxonomy … General Information Cynodon dactylon is a short-lived, prostrate, perennial grass that creeps along the ground and roots wherever a node touches the ground, quickly forming a dense mat. Glumes shorter than the single floret. 58 (1753). The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) is an online resource that provides immediate access to the wealth of plant specimen information held by Australian herbaria. Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical). Cynodon dactylon var. Common name(s) Bermuda grass, carpet grass, couch grass . endemic. Ligule a fringed membrane or a fringe Culms geniculately Notes: Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon (L.) Pers. Leaves Cynodon dactylon, or Bermuda grass, is a warm-season, non-flowering, perennial turf grass, although it can also be considered a perennial weed when found growing in locations where you do not want it. To prevent automated spam submissions leave this field empty. Flower colour; life form. sub-margins, and longer rachilla extension. Persoon, C.H. Generally tolerant of low soil pH and high salt concentration, however is susceptible to … Numerous cultivars Central Australia North, Central Australia Florets. Couch grass; Bermuda grass. For example, it is reported to invade wetlands and river edges in the southern parts of Western Australia. Cynodon dactylon, disebut juga rumput bermuda, rumput Bahama, doab, dubo, dhoob, adalah rumput yang tumbuh di belahan bumi Timur. Pl. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. However, the most recent research suggests that even the "native" forms present in northern Australia probably came from a very early (i.e. Basionym and/or Grasses of Australia, [2002] J.Wheeler, N.Marchant & M.Lewington, Flora Leaf-blade Cynodon dactylon var. Plant species. Mitchell, Moreton, North Kennedy, Port Curtis, South Kennedy, Warrego, Wide Bay, Identic Pty Ltd. Special edition of Environmental Weeds of Australia for Biosecurity Queensland. Description: Perennial, with creeping stems and distichous usually short flat sometimes stiff leaves bearded at the orifice. 1-keeled, 1 -nerved. Infra-specific taxa: var. The most characteristic disease symptoms are expressed at the flowering stage, … Distinguishing features. In certain situations, green couch (Cynodon dactylon var. Basin, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Pacific, North America, South America, and Antarctica. Plant stoloniferous, rooting at the nodes. dactylon L., Sp. R.Brown, Prodromus (187), [1878] appears to be endemic, differing from the cosmopolitan C. var. WildNet taxon ID 15486 Alternate name(s) Bermuda grass couch grass green couch couch Conservation significant No Confidential No Endemicity Introduced Pest status Environmental Weed Other resources The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) Atlas of Living Australia species (Bermudagrasses) evolved in Africa and are comprised of cosmopolitan grasses with distributions ranging from Northern Africa, Europe, and the USA to Australia. to ensure you have the latest version of this fact sheet. The leaf blade is flattened with a … Continental Batangnya dapat tumbuh sampai 1–30 cm. Rhizomes present, elongated. Conquest™ [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] The Atlas of Living Australia acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to the past and present Elders of the nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Couch smut, caused by Ustilago cynodontis, is an economically important disease of Cynodon dactylon, the most widely planted warm season turfgrass in Australia. dactylon Catalogue number:CANB 837035.1 State: South Australia Locality: Yorke Peninsula (DC) Perennial. pulchellus appears to be endemic, differing from the cosmopolitan C. var. Synonymy: Panicum dactylon L., Sp. Palea 2 -nerved. Summary of Invasiveness Top of page. 1991). Wintergreen was selected for its vigorous growth, dark green olive colour and colour retention compared to other Cynodon dactylon (green couch) varieties in Australia at the time. Bermudagrass. Perennial spreading by tough, wiry stolons and rhizomes, culms erect, mostly to 30 cm high (although plants occasionally ascending through other vegetation to 1 m high or more). (Simon, 1993). S.W.L.Jacobs, Australian Grasses  (97), [2005] K.Mallet (ed. Cynodon dactylon, known as Bermuda grass, Dhoob, dūrvā grass, ethana grass, dubo, dog's tooth grass, Bahama grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian doab, arugampul, grama, wiregrass and scutch grass, is a grass that is native to most of the eastern hemisphere. Illustrations: of Southern Queensland (174), [1984] Culms slender, 10-40 cm tall. cultivated as a lawn grass, especially in the tropics, and as a pasture grass pulchellus), [2008] S.W.L.Jacobs, R.D.B.Whalley & G.Bentham, Flora Australiensis 7 (609), [1952] C.A.Gardner, Flora of C. hirsutus also has Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. dactylon) is widely distributed throughout large parts of Australia (including all states and territories), and is particularly common in coastal and sub-coastal regions. dactylon. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as animal food and a medicine. [1952] C.A.Gardner, Flora of Western Australia Cynodon dactylon. Cynodon dactyloC. chiendent pied-de-poule. Pl. in the hirsute rather than glabrous or sparsely hairy leaves, greyish Grasses S.E.Asia (57), [1981] M.Lazarides in J.Jessop (ed)., Flora of Cynodon dactylon* (L.) Pers. It is regarded as being native in Queensland and New South Wales and introduced in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. pulchellus by its frequently three-nerved upper glume, lemma keels surface scaberulous, glabrous or indumented. with wings and shorter cilia, and the lack of a rachilla prolongation. The Atlas of Living Australia acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to the past and present Elders of the nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. 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. dactylon) spreads quickly via creeping stems (i.e. Family. 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