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Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) is a drought-tolerant, warm season, perennial grass that spreads vegetatively by both rhizomes and by stolons. It can also spread by seed. Spikelets on seed heads (typically 3 to 6) are similar to crabgrass and are present from mid-summer through autumn. While extremely vigorous, Bermudagrass growth is favored by warm weather, so it does not become a problem until later in the season. 

Bermudagrass foliage.

(Photo: Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org)

Bermudagrass stolon.

(Photo: Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org)

Management:

• Avoid cultivation, which spreads rhizomes and stolons.
• Chemical control is recommended and must be repeated, as plants readily regrow from rhizomes and stolons.

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