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Digitaria filiformis
Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler
Slender Crabgrass
Poaceae (Grass Family)
Synonym(s): Digitaria laeviglumis, Digitaria leucocoma, Panicum filiforme, Syntherisma filiformis
USDA Symbol: DIFI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Stems erect to decumbent, up to about 5 feet long.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WVWeb Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Digitaria filiformis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Digitaria filiformis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Digitaria filiformis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-10-06Research By: Joseph A. Marcus