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Digitaria filiformis

Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler

Slender Crabgrass

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Synonym(s): Digitaria laeviglumis, Digitaria leucocoma, Panicum filiforme, Syntherisma filiformis

USDA Symbol: DIFI

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Stems erect to decumbent, up to about 5 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WV

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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