View source for Cynodon ×magennisii

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|accepted_name=Cynodon ×magennisii
|accepted_authority=magennisii Hurcombe
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|common_names=Magennis' dogstooth grass
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|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Poaceae;Poaceae subfam. Chloridoideae;Poaceae tribe Cynodonteae;Cynodon;Cynodon ×magennisii
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Poaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Poaceae subfam. Chloridoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Poaceae tribe Cynodonteae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Cynodon]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Cynodon ×magennisii]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 25
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=page 238
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>stoloniferous and rhizomatous. <b>Culms</b> to 20 cm. <b>Ligules</b> of hairs; blades 1-1.5 mm wide, pubescent, at least adaxially. <b>Panicles</b> with 2-4 branches; branches in a single whorl, axes triquetrous. <b>Spikelets</b> about 3 mm. <b>Glumes</b> about 2 mm, about 2/3 as long as the spikelets; lemma keels not winged; anthers indehiscent at maturity. <b>2n</b> = 27.</span><!--

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|discussion=<p><i>Cynodon ×magennisii</i> is a natural triploid hybrid between <i>C. dactylon</i> and <i>C. transvaalensis</i> (Harlan et al. 1970). Several cultivars have been developed for lawns and golf courses in the southern United States. These exhibit differing mixes of the characteristics of the two parent species.</p><!--
--><p>Like triploid cultivars of <i>C. dactylon</i>, <i>C. ×magennisii</i> fails to produce either pollen or seeds and its anthers remain narrow and indehiscent at maturity. Diploid and tetraploid plants of <i>C. dactylon</i> also frequently fail to set seed because they are highly self-sterile, but they produce good pollen and their anthers dehisce at maturity.</p>
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name=Cynodon ×magennisii
|authority=magennisii Hurcombe
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
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|family=Poaceae
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|subfamily=Poaceae subfam. Chloridoideae
|tribe=Poaceae tribe Cynodonteae
|genus=Cynodon
|species=Cynodon ×magennisii
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