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Digitaria serotina
Digitaria serotina (Walter) Michx.
Dwarf Crab Grass, Dwarf Crabgrass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Syntherisma serotina
USDA Symbol: DISE3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AL , DE , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , PA , SC , VANative Habitat: Coastal plain.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Digitaria serotina in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Digitaria serotina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Digitaria serotina
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR