Centipede Grass
Centipede Grass
Eremochloa ophiuroides
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical grassland
Range
Southeast Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Runners
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Rare

About

This low-growing grass forms dense green mats across warm, sandy soil. It spreads by creeping stolons that can grow three inches in a single week.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Eremochloa
Species
Eremochloa ophiuroides