Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

• The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19 (2006)
• Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa
• Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand
• Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document	Features
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:30 a.m.	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Grass Ground cover Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Flowering data
Conservation value of the Egoli Granite Grassland, an endemic grassland in Gauteng, South Africa May 22, 2026, 11:11 p.m.	Grass Egoli Granite Grassland
Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand May 22, 2026, 11:14 p.m.	Grazers/browsers Useful Semi-shade Sun Grass Perennial Pioneer species Gauteng Color data
The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19 (2006) May 22, 2026, 11:19 p.m.	Grass Egoli Granite Grassland
Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping May 22, 2026, 11:31 p.m.	Grazers/browsers Medicinal Useful Sun Grass Egoli Granite Grassland

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

• (c) Jaxon Lane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jaxon Lane source
• (c) Kathryn Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kathryn Wells source
• (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source
• (c) Rozetta Locksa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rozetta Locksa source
• (c) vicsteinmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
• (c) jasonrcrosby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jasonrcrosby source
• (c) Denis Ivanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Ivanov source
• (c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas source
• (c) Παναγιώτης Ραφαηλίδης, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Παναγιώτης Ραφαηλίδης source
• (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source