Colicodendron bahianum

Description

Bahiagrass is a deep-rooted perennial adapted to a wide range of soils. It is low-growing and spreads with stolons and stout, scaly rhizomes. Stolons are pressed firmly to the ground, have short internodes, and root freely from the nodes forming a dense sod. Bahiagrass is a prolific seed-producing plant. The flat, tough-textured leaves are usually hairless; with blades 1/8-1/4 inch wide and 8-20 inches in length. Leaves are flat, folded, and in-rolled, tapering to a fine point. Stems usually reach 8-30 inches tall. The seed head usually consists of a dual racemes with each attached to the top of a slender stem. Occasionally there may be a third seed head present below the terminal ones.