smooth crabgrass

Photo by Richard Old | www.xidservices.com

smooth crabgrass

Photo by Richard Old | www.xidservices.com

smooth crabgrass

Photo by Richard Old | www.xidservices.com

smooth crabgrass

Digitaria ischaemum

Weed Characteristics

Other Names: small crabgrass, smooth crab grass

Leaf Type: Grassy

Flowers: Panicle flower

Leaves: Linear smooth leaves; no hair

Life Cycle: Summer annual

Leaf blades are mostly hairless. Seedheads are straight, relatively stiff spikes. Stems are low and spreading, often with maroon coloration. Stems do not root at leaf nodes.

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