Recent Examples on the WebHealthy and actively growing bermudagrass typically recovers after infestation and defoliation due to its aggressive rhizomatous and stoloniferous growth habit. Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2021 Turf or stoloniferous running grasses create an impermeable thatch that inhibits these natives from reproducing, and invasive weeds have taken away most of the territory for these plants.oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2020