Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Digitaria violascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Digitaria from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria violascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Digitaria violascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Digitaria violascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Digitaria violascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-75-002b:
Digitaria ischaemum var. violascens FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Digitaria violascens
COMMON NAME:
violet crabgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_divi2_001_lhd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Digitaria violascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria violascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Digitaria violascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Digitaria violascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Digitaria violascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-75-002b:
Digitaria ischaemum var. violascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Digitaria violascens
4306
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Sandy fields, roadsides, and woodland borders, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
Common in GA & SC Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Inflorescence composed of 2-6 ascending spikelike racemes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain
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