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Grass Identification
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Posted by mechanic380 11 Texas (My Page) on Fri, Feb 5, 10 at 16:51
The grass grows very dense, very short, in a interlocked mat. When mowed it does not seem to be cut at all. It tolerates the 90-100+ degree Texas summer with a very high humidity as well as St Augustine with heavy water usage due to a septic spray field. It has not overgrown the St Augustine or vice versa. It is currently browned out from the unusually cold winter but I do not think it typically browns at all. The grass has a very fine texture, with fine blades, and I can identify that it has a rolled vernation. Because it appears dead, I cannot verify any other characteristics. I would love to have a lawn of this grass but I can’t identify it.
This Image shows the approximate density of the grass, may be slightly less dense.
This is one "plant" that was joined together.
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RE: Grass Identification
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| Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) |
RE: Grass Identification
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| Mechanic, it's definitely bermudagrass, but probably one of the better hybrids, such as 'Santa Ana', or 'PD 102'. Regular bermuda grows rapidly to 18-24 in. tall in the summer, and produces myriad seedheads, each shaped like the ribs of a blown out umbrella. Bermuda of any kind will eventually invade areas, but the more compact hybrids are very slow about it. It may also be a Zoysia grass, but the few I've met don't have such deep rhizomes. Kevin : ) |
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