Digitaria - Wikipedia Digitaria is a genus of plants in the grass family native to tropical and warm temperate regions but can occur in tropical, subtropical, and cooler temperate regions as well Common names include crabgrass, finger-grass, and fonio
What Does Crabgrass Look Like? - The Spruce The two main types of Digitaria are hairy crabgrass and smooth crabgrass Both annual grasses peak in the summer and thrive in nutritiously rich, sandy, or clay soils
Crabgrass | Control, Prevention Removal | Britannica Crabgrass, (genus Digitaria), genus of about 220 species of grasses in the family Poaceae Several species, notably hairy crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) and smooth crabgrass (D ischaemum), are very troublesome weeds in lawns, fields, and waste spaces because they have decumbent stems that root
Digitaria sanguinalis - North Carolina Extension Gardener . . . Digitaria Species: sanguinalis Family: Poaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Used as a hand-forged grain in the past Life Cycle: Annual Country Or Region Of Origin: Eurasia Distribution: Wide distribution worldwide Edibility: The grain is edible and nutritious; Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Annual Weed Habit Form: Horizontal Prostrate Growth Rate
Crabgrass (Digitaria spp. ): Characteristics, Uses and Control Crabgrass (Digitaria spp ) is one of the most notorious weeds, particularly for lawn enthusiasts, due to its aggressive growth and ability to take over turfgrass In other words, they are slender monocotyledonous pasture and forage plants
PlantNET - FloraOnline - Botanic Gardens Description: Erect to prostrate perennials or annuals Leaves with ligule membranous; blade rolled in bud, often soft and hairy Inflorescence of slender spike-like racemes digitately or subdigitately arranged