Varvasheinä (mattovarvasheinä) – Cynodon dactylon

Creeping stolons spread rapidly and may be as long as 20 m, but are generally 0.5-1.5 m. Culms are numerous (8-40), usually prostrate but flowering culms can be erect or geniculated, and may be 10-90 cm high. Leaf blades are blue green, 2-20 cm long, and 2-6 mm wide, smooth on the lower surface and somewhat pubescent at the upper one. The inflorescence consists of 4-6 spikes spread out in a star-shaped arrangement, with purplish colour when young, fading as the spikelets mature and dry.

Many varieties and hybrids have been developed for different cultivation conditions.