familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Chloridoideae
genusCynodon
speciesCynodon dactylon
varietyCynodon dactylon var. aridus
Cynodon dactylon var. aridus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 238.
Discussion
A cultivar of this variety, 'Giant', has been introduced to the Yuma region of Arizona (Harlan et al. 1970).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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absent +
common +
absent +
bulliform +
absent +
membranous +
pilose +
dehiscent +
kranz +
absent +
absent +
arising +
triquetrous +
close +
not fused +
membranous +
thick +
disarticulating +
conduplicate +
adaxial +
glabrous +
4;6 +
spikelike +
sometimes longer +
membranous +
single +
branched +
annual +
climbing +
floating +
woody +
reduced +
Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, Va. +, Del. +, D.C. +, W.Va. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Fla. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, B.C. +, Md. +, Tenn. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Pa. +, Nev. +, Puerto Rico +, Colo. +, Kans. +, Nebr. +, Okla. +, Virgin Islands +, Calif. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Mass. +, Ohio +, Utah +, Mo. +, Mich. +, Miss. + and Ky. +
absent +
not waisted +
large +
hard +
capillary +
adjacent +
shorter +
sometimes longer +
reduced +
absent +
usually shorter +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
membranous +
scattered +
long +
lacking +
coarse +
uncinate +
punctate +
distinct +
axillary +
elongate +
not winged +
pubescent +
not absent +
distichous +
3-veined +
keeled +
sometimes longer +
absent +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
membranous +
absent +
inconspicuous +
1-veined +
functional +
pubescent +
adjacent +
stiff +
coarse +
absent +
simple +
glabrous +
glabrous +
2-keeled +
simple +
separating +
free +
spikelike +
absent +
evident +
open +
closed +
subsessile +
imbricate +
attached +
appressed +
distal +
absent +
sterile +
compressed +
absent +
plumose +
separate +
staminate +
Cynodon dactylon var. aridus +
Cynodon dactylon +
variety +
dioecious +
hyaline +
membranous +
dense +
1-3-veined +
absent +
perennial +
varied +
single +