Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Bermuda grass

Cynodon dactylon

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
PlantZAfrica
Dec. 17, 2025, 10:47 a.m.
  • Useful
  • Medicinal
  • Attractive
  • Near water
  • Rocky habitat
  • Sun
  • Pioneer species
  • Soil: clay
  • Soil: disturbed
  • Soil: sandy
Field Guide to The Wildflowers of Witwatersrand & Pretoria, including Magaliesberg and Suikerbosrand
Dec. 16, 2025, 6:55 p.m.
  • Supports grazers/browsers
  • Useful
  • Sun
  • Semi-shade
  • Perennial
  • Pioneer species
PlantZAfrica
Jan. 1, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
  • Drought-resistant
  • Easy to grow
  • Useful
  • Medicinal
  • Sun
  • Ground cover
  • Grass
  • Pioneer species
  • Soil: clay
  • Soil: loam
  • Soil: sandy
  • Flowering data

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) Jaxon Lane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jaxon Lane source
  • (c) Kathryn Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kathryn Wells source
  • (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source
  • (c) Rozetta Locksa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rozetta Locksa source
  • (c) vicsteinmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
  • (c) jasonrcrosby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jasonrcrosby source
  • (c) Denis Ivanov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Ivanov source
  • (c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas source
  • (c) Παναγιώτης Ραφαηλίδης, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Παναγιώτης Ραφαηλίδης source
  • (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source

Sources and references

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