eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Poaceae
Genus	Cynodon
Species	dactylon
Author	(L.) Pers.
Infraspecific
Infraspecfic Author
Pictures
Plant type	weedy
Life form	Perennial grass
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity
Germination	unknown
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	C4
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown
Bioremediation	Yes
antioxidants
Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes	Glycinebetaine, Proline
Habitat	C1.5 Permanent inland saline and brackish lakes, ponds and pools Previously was: empty
Economic use	3100.0 Grazing 4850.0 Salt-tolerant ornamental
Distribution No Distribution recorded for this taxon
Distribution (text)	75 km parallel to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, and varies in width from 10 km at Wadi Hisban and Wadi Zarqa to about 2-3 km in Zara, Jordan Previously was: empty
Miscellaneous notes
References	Lee, E. H., K. S. Cho and J. Kim (2010) Comparative Study of Rhizobacterial Community Structure of Plant Species in Oil-Contaminated Soil. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 20, 9, 1339-1347. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Calystegia soldanella Carex kobomugi Cynodon dactylon Phragmites australis Rumex crispus Liphschitz, N. and Y. Waisel (1974) Existence of salt glands in various genera of the Gramineae. New Phytologist. 73, 507-513. (see details) 4 Plants associated with this reference: Cynodon dactylon Dactyloctenium aegyptium Eleusine indica Sporobolus pungens Marcum, K. B. (1999) Salinity tolerance mechanisms of grasses in the subfamily Chloridoideae. Crop Science. 39, 4, 1153-1160. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Buchloe dactyloides Cynodon dactylon Distichlis spicata Sporobolus airoides Zoysia japonica Pyankov, VI; Ziegler, H; Akhani, H; Deigele, C; Luttge, U (2010) European plants with C-4 photosynthesis: geographical and taxonomic distribution and relations to climate parameters. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. 163, 3, 283. -304. (see details) 45 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus littoralis Alternanthera nodifera Anabasis articulata Anabasis salsa Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex laciniata Atriplex rosea Atriplex tatarica Bassia hyssopifolia Bassia prostrata Bassia scoparia Camphorosma annua Camphorosma monspeliaca Cenchrus ciliaris Cynodon dactylon Cyperus laevigatus Cyperus papyrus Eleusine indica Euphorbia polygonifolia Euphorbia serpens Fimbristylis ferruginea Girgensohnia oppositiflora Halimocnemis sclerosperma Halogeton glomeratus Halogeton sativus Nanophyton erinaceum Ofaiston monandrum Petrosimonia litwinowii Petrosimonia oppositifolia Petrosimonia triandra Portulaca oleracea Saccharum spontaneum Salsola kali Salsola soda Spartina alterniflora Spartina anglica Spartina densiflora Spartina maritima Spartina townsendii Sporobolus pungens Stenotaphrum secundatum Suaeda altissima Suaeda splendens Qasem, Jamal R. (2015) PROSPECTS OF WILD MEDICINAL AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTS OF SALINE HABITATS IN THE JORDAN VALLEY. 47, 2, 551. -570. (see details) 51 Plants associated with this reference: Acacia nilotica Aeluropus lagopoides Aizoon canariense Alhagi maurorum Anabasis articulata Anagallis arvensis Arundo donax Asparagus horridus Atriplex halimus Atriplex leucoclada Blyttia spiralis Calotropis procera Casuarina equisetifolia Chenopodium murale Cynodon dactylon Cyperus laevigatus Desmostachya bipinnata Dittrichia viscosa Drimia maritima Dysphania ambrosioides Eucalyptus camaldulensis Fagonia mollis Juncus acutus Juncus maritimus Lycium europaeum Lycium shawii Nitraria retusa Ochradenus baccatus Peganum harmala Phoenix dactylifera Plantago coronopus Plantago lanceolata Polypogon monspeliensis Portulaca oleracea Prosopis farcta Rumex crispus Salicornia europaea Salsola schweinfurthii Solanum incanum Sonchus maritimus Spergularia diandra Suaeda aegyptiaca Suaeda asphaltica Suaeda palaestina Suaeda vera Tamarix tetragyna Tripolium pannonicum Typha angustifolia Typha latifolia Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum Ragonese, A. E. and G. Covas. (1947) La Flora Halófila del Sur de la Provincia de Santa Fe (República Argentina). Darwiniana. 7, 3, 401. -495. (see details) 40 Plants associated with this reference: Agropyron pungens Allenrolfea patagonica Atriplex platensis Atriplex prostrata Carex sororia Chenopodium macrospermum Cressa truxillensis Cynodon dactylon Cyperus corymbosus Cyperus laevigatus Euphorbia serpens Heliotropium curassavicum Hymenoxys anthemoides Jaborosa runcinata Lepidium parodii Lepidium spicatum Lepturus incurvatus Modiola caroliniana Modiolastrum geranioides Parapholis incurva Petunia parviflora Pholiurus incurvus Picrosia longifolia Plantago myosurus Poa lanuginosa Puccinellia parishii Salicornia ambigua Scirpus americanus Scirpus cernuus Senecio filaginoides Senecio pampeanus Senecio subulatus Sesuvium portulacastrum Spergularia grandis Spergularia salina Sphaeralcea bonariensis Sporobolus pyramidatus Suaeda patagonica Tamarix amplexicaulis Verbena gracilescens

Report for Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.