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large crabgrass

Digitaria sanguinalis

Weed Characteristics

Other Names: crabgrass, hairy crabgrass, purple crabgrass, redhair crabgrass

Leaf Type: Grassy

Flowers: Green

Leaves: Pointed short leaves with coarse edges; some hair

Life Cycle: Annual

Grows in clumps that are often spreading but sometimes upright to 2 ft. Stems are flattened and may have a purplish cast. Leaves are flat and up to 8 inches long with a prominent midvein and are hairy on both sides. Seed heads are in spikes up to 5 inches long.

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