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Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon (Bermuda Grass,zacate bermuda,zacate ingles)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

 Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon

 Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon

 Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon

 Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon

 Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon

Habitat: lawns,near waterholes,other disturbed areas
Life Form: grass,perennial
Leaf Description: grasslike leaves
Flower Color: green
Flowering Period: Spring and summer
Spines: spineless
Family: Poaceae (grass family)
Abundance: introduced,locally common,population established,invasive
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2014. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 6. Poaceae - Grass Family. Phytoneuron 2014-35, 1-139 page 51 (13.8 MB pdf)

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Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).

 

 

 

 

 

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