Agricultural
Bermudagrass, giant bermudagrass
CaryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Dark brown (caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).) and a light brown floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
Moderately rough
Usually absent.
Usually absent.
The embryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
is laterally from the base to half the caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa). length.
The caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa). of giant bermudagrass is not usually found in the floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil. form in commerce. Giant bermudagrass (var. aridus)is generally larger and has a rougher seed coatSeed coat:
The protective covering of a seed usually composed of the inner and outer integuments. Also called the testa.
than common bermudagrass (var. dactylon).
State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arkansas, DC., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia
Not included
Poaceae
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. aridus Harlan & de Wet
