Eremochloa ophiuroides
Eremochloa ophiuroides, or centipedegrass, is a warm season lawn grass. It is a thick sod forming grass that spreads by stolons, and is medium to light green colored. It has a coarse texture with short upright seedhead stems that grow to about 3-5 inches. Centipedegrass seed is native to southern China and was introduced to the United States in 1916.[1] It has since become one of the common grasses in the southeastern states and Hawai'i. Centipedegrass can also be considered a weed.[2]
| Eremochloa ophiuroides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Eremochloa |
| Species: | E. ophiuroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack. | |
Cultivation
Centipedegrass is a low maintenance grass.[3] It requires infrequent mowing.[4] Centipedegrass has medium shade tolerance and limited traffic tolerance.[1]
It is shallow rooted[3] and has poor drought tolerance.[1] Centipedegrass survives in mild climates without several hard freezes. With light freezes it will turn brown but recover and re-green as the temperature rises. It does well in sandy and acidic soils.[3] Centipede grass has low fertilization requirements.
References
- http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/TM-14.pdf
- "Weeds Identification App". weedid.cals.vt.edu.
- "Turfgrass | SoilCrop.tamu.edu". soilcrop.tamu.edu.
- http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/PDF/FSA-6120.pdf
External links
- Centipede Lawns - The University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences