Land
Management Program at Archbold Biological Station
P.O. Box 2057, Lake Placid, FL 33862
Phone 863-465-2571 FAX 863-699-1927
E-mail: landmanager@archbold-station.org
Stargrass (Cynodon nlemfuensis)
Panicle
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Stargrass creeping along the ground.
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Dies back during cold weather (December, January, and February) and resprouts in the early Spring (March).
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Forms dense thickets, often climbing or sprawling along the ground
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Dense patch of stargrass in Lake Placid Scrub.
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Resprouts quickly after fire

Photo Credits: Jeff Hutchinson
• Hutchinson, J.T.,
April 2003.
© Archbold Biological Station, 2003 April.
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