Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)

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Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Bermuda grass

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Commelinidae	Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
Order	Cyperales	Flowering plants including grasses
Family	Poaceae	Grasses (but not sedges or rushes)
Genus	Cynodon	Apparently means “dogtoothed grass.” From the Ancient Greek κῠνόδων (kunódōn), variant of κῠνόδους (kunódous, “canine tooth”), a compound of κῠ́ων (kúōn, “dog”, stem: κῠν-, kun-) +‎ ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)
Species	dactylon	From the Greek daktylos, “a finger or toe,” possibly referring to the slender umbel-like inflorescence which is somewhat like the fingers of a hand

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Capriola dactylon (L.) Kuntze

Cynodon aristiglumis Caro & Sánchez

Cynodon incompletus auct. non Nees

Panicum dactylon L.

Cynodon dactylon description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 21 cm)

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico
≈ 5 × 7" (13 × 18 cm)

8/28/2014 · High Road to Taos, New Mexico · By Susan M. Kent
≈ 2½ × 4" (6.8 × 9.9 cm) ID is uncertain

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