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Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) is a drought tolerant, warm-season, perennial grass that actively spreads vegetatively by both rhizomes and stolons. It also has the ability to 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 is favored by warm weather, so it does not become a problem until later in the season. 

Bermudagrass underground stolon.

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

Bermudagrass stems and foliage.

(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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