| Scientific Name | Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. | Higher Classification | Monocotyledons | Family | POACEAE | Common Names | Anosterkweek (a), Bataviese Kweek (a), Bataviesekweek (e), Bermuda Grass (e), Bermuda Quick Grass (e), Buffelgras (a), Buffelkweek (a), Buffelsgras (a), Buffelskweek (a), Coarse Kweek (e), Common Couch Grass (e), Common Quickgrass (e), Couch Grass (e), Dog's Tooth (e), Doob Grass (e), Doobgras (a), Dub Grass (e), Elandskweek (a), Fince Couch Grass (e), Finegrass (e), Finger Grass (e), Fingergrass (e), Fingers (e), Florida Grass (e), Fynkweek (a), Fynkweekgras (a), Garies (a), Garis (a), Gemsbokkweek (a), Gewone Kweek (a), Gewone Kweekgras (a), Hardekweek (a), Indian Couch (e), Indiese Kweek (a), Indiesekweek (a), Kruisgras (a), Kwaggagras (a), Kwaggakweek (a), Kweek (a), Kweekgras (a), Lyn Kweek (a), Lynkweek (a), Mohloa (ss), Mothowa (tw), Oosindiesekweek (a), Quaggakweek (a), Quick Grass (e), Renoster (a), Renosterkweek (a), Rivierkweek (a), Running Grass (e), Scotch Grass (e), Star Grass (e), Twitch Grass (e), Uqaqaqa (x), Uqethu (z), Vingergras (a), Werfkweek (a), White Quick Grass (e), Wire Grass (e), Witkweek (a), Witkweekgras (a), Ysterkweek (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2006/05/22 | Assessor(s) | L. Fish & J.E. Victor |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation | | Fish, L. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/27 |
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