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Digitaria arenicola
Digitaria arenicola (Swallen) Beetle
Sand Crabgrass
Poaceae (Grass Family)
Synonym(s): Digitaria cognata var. arenicola, Leptoloma arenicola, Leptoloma cognatum var. arenicola
USDA Symbol: diar7
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Inflorescence: Panicle
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: TXWeb Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Digitaria arenicola in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Digitaria arenicola in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Digitaria arenicola
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-05Research By: TWC Staff