Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Digitaria bicornis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria bicornis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Digitaria bicornis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Digitaria bicornis
COMMON NAME:
Asian crabgrass
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October Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Digitaria bicornis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria bicornis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Digitaria bicornis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Digitaria bicornis
3922
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial? Annual?
Habitat: Sandy fields, lawns, roadsides, disturbed places, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native (?) now distributed worldwide
Uncommon in GA, waifs in the Carolinas
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Inflorescence composed of spikelike racemes
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
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