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Cynodon dactylon
FamilyGenus: Cynodonnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Cynodon dactylon is an introduced and established perennial grass in Great Britain, favouring sunny, dry sites. Its broad-leaved sward typically reaches 18 cm in height and produces flowers from July to September.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from July to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jul – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.181 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Cynodon dactylon is a perennial broad-leaved grass that reaches about 18 cm in height. It is an introduced and established species in Great Britain, originally from parts of Europe, Africa and West Tropical Africa. The plant thrives in full sun on dry, moderately fertile soils that are neutral to slightly acid. It tolerates low levels of disturbance and is slightly salt tolerant. Its tiny diaspores weigh approximately 0.17 mg. Flowering occurs from July to September. It is a neophyte in the British flora.
Host relationships
3 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
5 other species visit the flowers
Capreolus capreolusAnser indicus x Branta leucopsisAnser anser x Branta canadensisBranta canadensisAlopochen aegyptiaca
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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