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'''DoorwaCynodon dactylon''', Cynodon dactylon is a short-lived, prostrate, perennial grass that . It is creeps along the ground and roots wherever a node touches the ground, quickly forming a dense mat. The erect or ascending culms are generally 5 - 45cm long, occasionally to 130 cm. The plant has a wide range of uses. Occasionally employed as a food, it is commonly used for a wide variety of medicinal purposes.  

{{Common names|kn=ambateAmbate, ambate Ambate hullu, balli Balli garike, doorveDoorve, garikeGarike, garike Garike hullu|ml=beliBeli-caraga, karukaKaruka, karukappulluKarukappullu|sa=amritaAmrita, anantaAnanta, anuvallikaAnuvallika, asitalataAsitalata, bahuciryaBahucirya, bhargaviBhargavi, dhurvaDhurva, mahaushadiMahaushadi, mahavariMahavari, mangalaMangala, nandaNanda, niladurvaNiladurva, sahsraviryaSahsravirya, shiveshtaShiveshta|ta=rugam Rugam pullu, arugamArugam-pillu, arugampilluArugampillu, arugampulArugampul, arugampulluArugampullu|te=garika Garika gaddi, garikeGarike, garikiGariki-gaddi, gerichagaddGerichagadd|hi=dhubDhub, dobriDobri, druDru|en=Bermuda grass}}

{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Leaves 1-10 x 0.1-0.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, glaucous; sheaths keeled; ligules fimbriate, membranous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal spikes||3|Inflorescence of terminal, digitate 3-4 spikes; spikes 1-sided, oblong to 5 cm long. Spikelets sessile, 2-3 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, laterally compressed, 1-flowered. Lower glume 1.5-2 x 0.5 mm, lanceolate, chartaceous,1-nerved; upper glume c. 2 x 0.5 mm, lanceolate, chartaceous, 1-nerved; lemma 2-3 x 1.5-2 mm, boat-shaped, ovate-oblong when spread, keeled; palea 2-2.5 x 0.5-1 mm, boat-shaped or oblong when spread, chartaceous. Stamens 3; anthers 1-1.5 mm long. Ovary c. 0.5 mm long, oblong; stigmas 0.5-1 mm long, pink. }}

 Prefers a warm sunny position in a well-drained soil. The plant can grow in very diverse conditions of soil and moisture, withstanding drought well and also tending to eliminate other plants. It spreads quite rapidly, rooting at the nodes, becoming difficult to eradicate and can be a serious weed in cultivated land.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>