Centipede grass

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Centipede grass
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eremochloa
Species: E. ophiuroides
Binomial name
Eremochloa ophiuroides
(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.

[edit] External links

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