Stenotaphrum secundatum
Augustine Grass, Buffalo Grass
Other regional names: Buffalo Turf +12 more
- Buffalo Turf
- Cape Quickgrass
- Carpet Grass
- Coarse Couchgrass
- Coarse Quickgrass
- Coastal Buffalo Grass
- Couchgrass
- Crabgrass
- Mission Grass
- Pimento Grass
- Quickgrass
- St. Augustine Grass
- Wiregrass
Also known as: Diastemanthe platystachys Steud. +17 more
- Diastemanthe platystachys Steud.
- Ischaemum secundatum Walter
- Rottboellia dimidiata Thunb.
- Rottboellia paleacea Steud. ex Döll
- Rottboellia stolonifera Poir.
- Rottboellia tripsacoides Lam.
- Stenotaphrum americanum Schrank
- Stenotaphrum dimidiatum subsp. americanum (Schrank) Hack.
- Stenotaphrum dimidiatum subsp. secundatum (Walter) Domin
- Stenotaphrum dimidiatum var. americanum (Schrank) Hack.
- Stenotaphrum dimidiatum var. secundatum (Walter) Domin
- Stenotaphrum glabrum subsp. americanum (Schrank) Döll
- Stenotaphrum glabrum var. americanum (Schrank) Döll
- Stenotaphrum glabrum var. glabrum
- Stenotaphrum sarmentosum Nees
- Stenotaphrum secundatum subsp. variegatum Hitchc.
- Stenotaphrum secundatum var. secundatum
- Stenotaphrum secundatum var. variegatum Hitchc.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in Africa, North America, and South America, Stenotaphrum secundatum (commonly known as Augustine Grass or Buffalo Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Carolina, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Tennessee, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Virginia, Windward Is., Zaïre
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Ascension, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Burkina, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Colombia, Cook Is., Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Galápagos, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Gulf States, Hawaii, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Madeira, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Caledonia, New Mexico, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niger, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Philippines, Portugal, Queensland, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, Spain, St.Helena, Swaziland, Tasmania, Texas, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Vanuatu, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zimbabwe