Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Digitaria bicornis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria bicornis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Digitaria bicornis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Digitaria bicornis
COMMON NAME:
Asian crabgrass
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Keith Bradley kab_d_bicornis_71523
October Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Digitaria bicornis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria bicornis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Digitaria bicornis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Digitaria bicornis
3922
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial? Annual?
Non-native (?) now distributed worldwide
Uncommon in GA, waifs in the Carolinas
Habitat: Sandy fields, lawns, roadsides, disturbed places, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Inflorescence composed of spikelike racemes
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
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