Centipede grass

Centipede grass

Taxobox
name = Centipede grass
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
genus = "Eremochloa"
species = "E. ophiuroides"
binomial = "Eremochloa ophiuroides"
binomial_authority = (Munro) Hack.

Centipede grass ("Eremochloa ophiuroides") is a lawn grass native to China It was introduced to the United States in 1916 and is found primarily on the east and southeast coast.

External links

* [http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/L313-w.html Centipede Lawns] - The University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences


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  • centipede grass — a slow growing grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides, introduced into the U.S. from China and used for lawns in warm areas. * * * …   Universalium

  • centipede grass — noun Eremochloa ophiuroides, a coarse thick lawngrass with short upright stems, native to southern China and later introduced to the United States …   Wiktionary

  • seashore centipede grass — pajūrinė pirštainė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Ischaemum muticum), paplitęs Azijos ir Australijos atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Ischaemum muticum angl. drought grass; seashore centipede grass šaltinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Centipede (disambiguation) — A Centipede is an arthropod belonging to the class Chilopoda . Centipede may also refer to:Plants: * Centipede grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides , a lawn grass which looks much similar to Fescue grass. * Centipede plant, Homalocladium platycladum .… …   Wikipedia

  • Common centipede — is the common name of two centipede species: Lithobius forficatus, a Eurasian stone centipede Scolopendra morsitans, an originally African centipede, now found also in many other localities The Centipede grass is also sometimes called common… …   Wikipedia

  • drought grass — pajūrinė pirštainė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Ischaemum muticum), paplitęs Azijos ir Australijos atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Ischaemum muticum angl. drought grass; seashore centipede grass šaltinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • centipedegrass — centipede grass n. A low, mat forming perennial grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides) native to southeast Asia and cultivated for lawns in warm regions such as the southeast United States. * * * …   Universalium

  • Ischaemum muticum — pajūrinė pirštainė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Ischaemum muticum), paplitęs Azijos ir Australijos atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Ischaemum muticum angl. drought grass; seashore centipede grass šaltinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • pajūrinė pirštainė — statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Ischaemum muticum), paplitęs Azijos ir Australijos atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Ischaemum muticum angl. drought grass; seashore centipede grass šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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