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Digitaria texana (Texas crabgrass)
Carr, Bill

Digitaria texana A.S. Hitchc.

Texas crabgrass

Poaceae (Grass Family)

USDA Symbol: dite

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Inflorescence: Panicle
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 0-1 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Time: Jan , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: The flowers (florets) of grasses are often minute and therefore not visible to the naked eye.

Distribution

USA: FL , TX
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0659 Collected Oct 19, 1990 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

From the Archive

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Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-12-18
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