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Eremochloa ophiuroides

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Eremochloa ophiuroides
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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]

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

  1. ^ a b c http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/TM-14.pdf
  2. ^ "Weeds Identification App". weedid.cals.vt.edu.
  3. ^ a b c "Turfgrass | SoilCrop.tamu.edu". soilcrop.tamu.edu.
  4. ^ http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/PDF/FSA-6120.pdf
  • Centipede Lawns - The University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences