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San Antonio River Authority

Digitaria insularis

Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

Sourgrass

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Synonym(s): Andropogon insulare, Trichachne insularis, Trichachne nutans, Valota insularis

USDA Symbol: DIIN2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: AL , AZ , FL , HI , IL , MS , TX

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC		UPL	FACU	FAC	FAC	FACU	FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0730 Collected Sep 13, 1992 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

1 specimen(s) available in the Digital Herbarium

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Digitaria insularis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Digitaria insularis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Digitaria insularis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-06
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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