Cynodon dactylon

[2][3] Contrary to its common name, it is not native to Bermuda and is in fact an abundant invasive species there.

[citation needed] Cynodon dactylon is widely cultivated in warm climates all over the world between about 30° S and 30° N latitude, and that get between 625 and 1,750 mm (24.6 and 68.9 in) of rainfall a year (or less, if irrigation is available).

A unique festival called Durga Ashtami, dedicated to this grass, is celebrated on the eighth day of Shukla Paksha of Bhadra month of the Hindu calendar.

[10] It is known as "Arugampul" in Tamil and "Karuka" in Malayalam and is part of the Dashapushpam (Ten sacred flowers) in Kerala.

[9] It has been observed that Cynodon dactylon may be selectively eaten by dogs to swiftly induce vomiting when they have gastrointestinal problems.

This combination makes it a frequent choice for golf courses in the southern and southeastern United States and South Africa.

[16][17] The following National Football League teams use it as the playing surface in their home stadiums: The following Major League Baseball teams use it as the playing surface in their home stadiums: It is a highly aggressive invasive species, crowding out most other grasses and invading other habitats, and has become a hard-to-eradicate weed in some areas (it can be controlled somewhat with Triclopyr, Mesotrione, Fluazifop-P-butyl, and Glyphosate).

Bermuda grass is incredibly difficult to control in flower beds and most herbicides do not work.

[20] The hybrid variety Tifton 85, like some other grasses (e.g. sorghum), produces cyanide under certain conditions,[21] and has been implicated in several livestock deaths.

Cultivated Bermuda grass with "tiger striping", caused by Rayleigh–Bénard convection during the first frosts of the fall. The frost regions turn brown after several days and the frost-free regions remain green. [ 6 ] The spatial scale of the pattern is ~20 cm.
Groom tying a dubo garland on his bride's neck, in a Nepalese Khas Hindu wedding.
Groom tying a dubo garland around the bride's neck in a Nepalese Hindu wedding
Cynodon dactylon (foreground, the background grass is a separate species) at Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden
Invasive nature of cynodon dactylon as it grows out of a small hole in a concrete curb