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Eremochloa ophiuroides

Authority (Munro) Hackel Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 5753

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A low-growing stoloniferous grass forming a dense turf. USES It is considered an inferior pasture plat but is useful for lawns and erosion control. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Centipede grass. FURTHER INF Centipede grass is native of Southeast Asia.
Sources
SOURCES (E. ophiouroides (Munro) Hack) Hartmann T 1981 pp 458 [PH, FER, USE] Roecklein J 1987 pp 360 [USE, LIG] Duke J 1979 pp 95 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1975 pp 16 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Ahlgreen G 1956 pp 243 [USE]