southern crabgrass
Digitaria ciliaris
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Weed Characteristics
| Other names: | fingergrass, Henry's crabgrass, kukaepua'a, saulangi, smooth crabgrass, tropical crabgrass, Southern crab grass |
| Leaf type: | Grassy |
A low, spreading grass that forms a mat at the base but can grow up to 3 ft. tall. Stems typically develop roots at leaf nodes. Leaf blades and stems are covered with soft hairs. Seedheads are stiff.
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Taxonomic data last retrieved March 30, 2012, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.
Taxonomic data last retrieved March 30, 2012, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.