Details for: PI 586639, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., 'FLORATEX'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Cultivar:

'FLORATEX'

Origin:

Developed – Florida, United States

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by NPGS:

03 Feb 1995

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Cultivar:

'FLORATEX'

Origin:

Developed – Florida, United States

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by NPGS:

03 Feb 1995

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Developed

03 February 1995.
Florida, United States

Developer(s):

Accession Names and Identifiers

'FLORATEX'

Type: Cultivar name

Narrative

Widely adapted throughout the southern U.S. especially under low maintenance inputs. Very low nitrogen requirement. Excellent drought resistance and dehydration avoidance. Superior rooting depth and mass. Excellent fall low temperature color retention. Very early spring greenup. Good wear tolerance. Resistant to bermudagrass stunt mite (Eriophyes cynodoniensis). Tolerant to short-winged mole cricket (Scapteriscus abbreviatus). Tolerant to lance (Hoplolaimus galeatus) and spiral nematodes (Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus). Little affect by dollar spot (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa) under low nitrogen stress. Can be identified by starch gel electrophoresis banding pattern for aconitase. Produces seedheads in late Spring. May produce viable seed which may contaminate turf with off-types. Must be vegetatively propagated. Susceptible to sting nematode (Belonolaimus longicaudatus). Poor shade adapation. Low maintenance for cemeteries, golf course fairways and roughs, lawns, parks, and sports turfs.

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Genus:

Cynodon

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Eleusininae

Nomen number:

12848

Place of publication:

Syn. pl. 1:85. 1805

Verified:

07/06/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. afghanicus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. aridus J. R. Harlan & de Wet (1 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. coursii (A. Camus) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (5 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon (269 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. elegans Rendle (2 active accession[s])
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. polevansii (Stent) J. R. Harlan & de Wet (4 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. densus Hurcombe

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Bermuda grass		1	Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
English	common couch		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	green couch		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	Indian couch		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	plain couch		1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Afrikaans	gewonekweek		2	Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Arabic	najeel		2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Arabic	theel		2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
English (Canada)	Bermuda grass	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 41.
French	chiendent pied-de-poule		2	Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
French (Canada)	chiendent pied-de-poule	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 41.
Italian	gramina		2	International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Swedish	hundtandsgräs		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	gou ya gen		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

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