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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 states and Hawai'i. It can also be considered a weed.[2]

Eremochloa ophiuroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Eremochloa
Species:	E. ophiuroides
Binomial name
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.

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

External links

• Centipede Lawns - The University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

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