St. Augustinegrass in 3D

Warm seasonZones 8 to 10Stenotaphrum secundatum

Parts are enlarged so you can see the clues

Getting the grass ready

Parts are enlarged so you can see the clues

Tap a number on the grass, or choose a part here.

Parts of St. Augustinegrass

What to notice

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 very broad blade ends bluntly rather than tapering to a fine point.

Species details and sources

A broad-bladed, shade-tolerant warm-season grass dominant in the Gulf Coast and Florida. Lush and tropical-looking.

Real photo

Quick way to spot it

Photos worth taking

Very wide, flat, coarse blades with rounded (boat-bow) tips, the widest common lawn grass
Blue-green color and a spongy, thick-feeling turf
Thick, flattened above-ground stolons plainly visible at edges and in thin spots

What this model does not show

Stolon thickness and node spacing need direct specimen-photo review. They are figure-derived visual parameters, not source-stated measurements.
Cultivars can differ materially in canopy color, density, leaf width, and stress response.
Mown home lawns may not expose the spike seedhead.