Reproduction

• Crabgrass reproduces through seed. It is an annual plant. Bermuda grass is a perennial. It uses rhizomes, stolons and seeds to reproduce.
  
  

Features

• Crabgrass has a wider leaf. During the seeding process, Bermuda grass grows five to seven seed stalks on the end of each branch. The seed stalks are 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long, with just one whorl per branch. Crabgrass can have up to 11 seed stalks, and are 2 to 6 inches long. There is usually more than one whorl per branch.
  
  

Identification

• Crabgrass is a clump-forming grass; a single plant grows in a dense, circular pattern. Bermuda is a runner; it spreads and forms additional plants.
  
  

Uses

• Bermuda and crabgrass are both used as a food source for foraging animals. Bermuda is also used in high-traffic areas, such as sports fields.
  
  

Pest Control

• Aside from pulling the weeds by hand and timed spraying, both grass types are regulated by controlling the growing conditions such as light and water.