Pronunciation: SINE-oh-don DAK-ti-lon
Common name: Bermuda grass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Fields, lawns, orchards, disturbed places
through most of California, native to Africa and
introduced to the U.S. from Bermuda
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cynodon
2) dactylon