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Warm season

Centipede Grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides · Zones 7 to 9

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What to notice

Blade tip

The very end of a blade can look pointed, round, or like the front of a tiny boat. This small shape helps tell grasses apart.

On this grassThe blade tip is moderately pointed to blunt, not sharply needle-like.

Species details and sources

The "lazy man's grass," a low-maintenance, slow-growing warm-season option that thrives in acidic soils with minimal fertilization.

Licensed field reference

Reference: Centipede GrassPhoto: Vengolis · CC BY-SA 4.0

ID fingerprint

Low apple-green mat
Slender stolons
Single spike-like raceme

Photos worth taking

Distinctive pale apple-green / yellow-green color, even when healthy
Medium-width blades with blunt, rounded tips on short upright stems
Slender stolons creep along the surface, giving a centipede-like look at edges

Model boundaries

Node spacing and stolon diameter are not source-stated measurements, so the renderer must not turn them into a species-confirming cue.
Leaf color is naturally lighter than many lawn grasses but varies with fertility and iron status, so it should not drive model identity.
A seedhead may be absent from regularly mown turf.

Blade: Medium (3-5mm)
Tip & shape: Medium-width, pointed
Surface: Coarse
Spreads by: Slow spreading (stolons)

Checked againstFlorida Turfgrass Identification Centipedegrass for Florida Lawns

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