Interesting. I have no idea if Bermuda would respond in that way, but I know of plants or vegetation that respond in that exact manner. Unfortunately, the plants that I know of that do that are less than desirable for grazing. Yellow/Green rabbitbrush, leafy spurge, Japanese knotweed, Canadian thistle to name a few.
Found this:
It has been introduced across Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas, and the Pacific, where it is subject to eradication through management practices.
[8] The ease of cultivation, and the thickly matting habit, have made this species desirable for use as a
lawn. In
southern California in the
United States, the grass is commonly used on golf courses since it is drought resistant and creates challenging
rough. The famed
Riviera Country Club and
Torrey Pines Golf Course both use this grass and host tournaments on the
PGA Tour. Other minor golf courses in southern California have Kikuyu grass, many are in
Long Beach: Lakewood, Skylinks, Big recreation, Little recreation, El Dorado, San Luis Obispo CC, and others.
The aggressive colonization of natural habitat has resulted in this grass becoming
naturalised in regions such as
Southwest Australia.
[6][8] It has high invasive potential due to its elongate
rhizomes and
stolons, with which it penetrates the ground, rapidly forming dense mats, and suppressing other plant species.
[4] It grows from a thick network of rhizomatous roots and sends out stolons which extend along the ground.
It can climb over other plant life, shading it out and producing herbicidal toxins that kill competing plants.
[2] It prevents new sprouts of other species from growing, may kill small trees and can choke ponds and waterways. It is resistant to mowing and grazing due to its strong network of roots, which easily send up new shoots. It springs up in turfs and lawns and can damage buildings by growing in the gaps between stones and tiles. The plant is easily introduced to new areas on plowing and digging machinery, which may transfer bits of the rhizome in soil clumps. While the grass spreads well via vegetative reproduction from pieces of rhizome, it is also dispersed via seed. Rhizomes that have reached very hard-to-reach places will continue to grow as separate plants if they are snapped off during the attempted removal process.
I think kikuyu might fall in the same category as the vegetation I listed above.
