Saint Augustine grass (SPC Clearwater Campus Plants)

Saint Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Summary ³

St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) (also known as Charleston grass in South Carolina and buffalo turf in Australia) is a warm-season lawn grass that is popular for cultivation in tropical and subtropical regions. It is a medium- to high-maintenance grass that forms a thick, carpetlike sod, crowding out most weeds and other grasses.

Contributor ⁴

Janete Moran

Interesting Facts ⁴

Spreads by stolons (Brongn, 2017).

Preyed upon by the hairy chinch bug here in Florida (Brongn, 2017).

It is recommended to allow the grass to grow one inch taller in the Fall so it can accumulate a foundation for the winter months. (Brongn, 2017).

The optimum temperature growth is between 80 and 95 degrees Farenheit. (Brongn, 2017).

The Panicum Mosaic Virus is causing the St. Augustine grass to decline (Brongn, 2017).

References ⁴

Brongn R. 2017. Stenotaphrum secundatum. [Accessed 20 July 2019] http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/forages/Media/Html/entities/stenotaphrum_secundatum.htm

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