Details for: PI 601996, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., 'SOUTHERN STAR'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Cultivar:

'SOUTHERN STAR'

Origin:

Developed – Idaho, United States

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

12 Jan 1998

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 601996 CR01 SD

Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Prohibited by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf

USA – Utah

Interstate Shipment Restricted by Federal Seed Act
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/wvcode/code.cfm?chap=19&art=16

USA – West Virginia (and in lawn and turf seed and mixtures)

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf

USA – Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas

https://www.ldaf.state.la.us/ldaf-programs/seed-programs/seed-regulatory-and-testing/, https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIX/Chapter128/Section84

USA – Louisiana

Class 3: Containment
https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R68-9/Current%20Rules?, https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/utah.pdf

USA – Utah (except Washington county)

Noxious Weed
https://www.agriculture.arkansas.gov/plant-industries/feed-and-fertilizer-section/seed-section/certification/noxious-weeds/

USA – Arkansas

Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/nevada_state_regulations_npb_13december2023.pdf

USA – Nevada (See state regulation: Lethal yellowing of palm)

https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/npb_ca_summary_2025_-_grkn_added.pdf

USA – California (See state regulation: Lethal yellowing of palm.)

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Cultivar:

'SOUTHERN STAR'

Origin:

Developed – Idaho, United States

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

12 Jan 1998

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Developed

Idaho, United States

Developer(s):

Accession Names and Identifiers

'SOUTHERN STAR'

Type: Cultivar name

J-1224

Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative

Demonstrates reduced winterkill in Oklahoma, improved frost tolerance, winter color, and drought tolerance (dormancy) and color recovery after dormancy. Performed well after four traffic events imposed in a Georgia study, maintaining density and living ground cover comparable to the best entry. Improved turf quality, color, spring greenup, leaf texture, density, and winter hardiness over Arizona common. Under seed field conditions, good floret fertility and seed fill. Initial flowering typically begins around April 10 in the Yuma, AZ area with the bulk of the first flush of seedheads around April 20, which is about 50 days after field start up in early March. Reproductive maturity (harvest) is later than Arizona common.

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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