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Weeds

Annual bluegrass

Bentgrass, creeping

Bittercress (Shotweed, Hairy bittercress)

Bittersweet nightshade (European bittersweet)

Blackberry (Himalayan, Evergreen, Pacific)

Blue mustard (Purple mustard, Tenella mustard)

Brackenfern, western

Buttercup, creeping

Catchweed bedstraw (Cleavers)

Catsear, common (False dandelion)

Chickweed, common and mouseear

Dock (Curly, Broadleaf)

Downy brome (Cheatgrass, Downy chess)

Dwarf mistletoes

English daisy (Lawn daisy)

Field bindweed (Wild morningglory)

Field pennycress (Fanweed)

Foxtail (Green, Yellow, Bristly)

Garden loosestrife

Groundsel, common

Herb Robert (Robert geranium, stinky Bob)

Horsetails (Scouringrush)

Horseweed (Marestail)

Knotweeds (Bohemian, Giant, Japanese, Himalayan)

Lambsquarters, common

Lesser celandine

Mallow, common (Cheeseweed, Buttonweed)

Oxalis (Creeping woodsorrel)

Parrotfeather and Eurasian watermilfoil

Plantain (Broadleaf, Buckhorn)

Poison ivy and Poison oak

Prickly lettuce (China lettuce)

Prostrate knotweed

Puncturevine (Tackweed, Goathead)

Purple deadnettle (Red deadnettle)

Purple loosestrife (Purple lythrum)

Purslane, common

Red sorrel (Sheep sorrel)

Redroot pigweed (Rough pigweed)

Redstem filaree (Stork's bill, Crane's bill)

Reed canarygrass

Russian thistle (Tumbleweed)

Ryegrass, annual (Italian ryegrass)

Salsify (Goatsbeard)

Shepherd's-purse

Sowthistle, annual and perennial

Spurges (Prostrate spurges)

St. Johnswort, common (Goatweed, Klamathweed)

Stinging nettle

Tumblemustard (Jim Hill mustard)

Velvetgrass (Common velvetgrass)

Waterhemlock, western

Yellow nutsedge

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Caption: Bermudagrass blades

Photo by: D.G. Swan

Weeds : Bermudagrass : Cynodon dactylon

(revision date: 6/9/2014)

Family: Poaceae (Graminae)
Cycle: Perennial
Plant Type: Grass

Use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for successful weed management.

Biology

Bermudagrass is a warm-season perennial grass that typically is prostrate and spreads to form dense patches. Spread occurs by both rhizomes and aboveground stems which root at the nodes. The leaves are narrow (to about 1/5" wide) and pointed, generally with smooth surfaces. Leaf length ranges from one to eight inches. Foliage is often gray-green in color. The ligule, found at the junction between the leaf blade and leaf sheath, consists of a ring of white hairs. The hairy ligule is a distinguishing characteristic of this species. Leaf blades are frequently oriented at almost right angles to the stem. Seeds occur on upright flowering stems, which typically bear a terminal whorl of three or more spikes. Each spike is up to two inches long and is attached at the base directly to the stem.

Habitat

Bermudagrass can be found in fields, meadows, lawns, and waste areas on most soil types. It typically is found in sunny areas in central Washington.

Management Options

Non-Chemical Management

None recommended

Select non-chemical management options as your first choice!

Chemical Management

IMPORTANT: Visit Home and Garden Fact Sheets for more information on using pesticides

Apply products to weeds when actively growing. Spot treatments with certain post-emergent herbicides will control weedy grasses, but will also kill the turf. Glyphosate products should be applied as spot treatments only! NOTE: Some ingredients listed here are only available in combination. Read the label carefully on combination products to make sure the product is suitable for your specific situation.

Landscape areas

glyphosate
fluazifop

Turf areas

Bare ground areas

glyphosate

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Caption: Bermudagrass blades Photo by: D.G. Swan
Caption: Bermudagrass stolon Photo by: D.G. Swan