Turf
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.
Brown
Moderately glossy and smooth
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 lateral from the base to half the length of the caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa)..
The caryopsisCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa). is laterally compressed, which places the embryoEmbryo:
A rudimentary plant contained in a seed, usually consisting of a more or less differentiated axis and attached cotyledon(s).
on the margin at the basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end. Common bermudagrass (var. dactylon) is slightly smaller and glossier than giant bermudagrass (var. aridus).
State Noxious Weed: Delaware, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Poaceae
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
