Centipede_grass

<i>Eremochloa ophiuroides</i>

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Species of plant

Quick Facts Eremochloa ophiuroides, Scientific classification ...

Eremochloa ophiuroides, or centipedegrass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. Used as a warm season lawn grass, it forms thick sods and spreads by stolons. It is medium to light green in color and has a coarse texture with short upright seedhead stems that grow to about 3-5 inches. Native to Southern China, it was introduced to the United States in 1916[1] and has since become one of the common grasses in the Southeastern United States and Hawaii. It can also be considered a weed.[2]

Cultivation

Centipedegrass is a low maintenance grass.[3] It requires infrequent mowing.[4] Centipedegrass has medium shade tolerance and limited traffic tolerance.[1]

It is shallow rooted[3] and has poor drought tolerance.[1] Centipedegrass survives in mild climates without several hard freezes. With light freezes it will turn brown but recover and re-green as the temperature rises. It does well in sandy and acidic soils.[3] Centipede grass has low fertilization requirements.

References

  1. [1]
    J. T. Brosnan and J. Deputy. "Centipedegrass." TM-14. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. March 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Weeds Identification App". weedid.cals.vt.edu.
  3. [3]
    Richard L. Duble. "Turfgrass | SoilCrop.tamu.edu". Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Texas A&M System. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. [4]
    Aaron Patton and John Boyd. "Centipedegrass." FSA6120. University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. (Archived on 23 March 2012.)
  • Centipede Lawns - The University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences


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