Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Digitaria ischaemum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria ischaemum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-75-002a:
Digitaria ischaemum var. ischaemum FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Digitaria ischaemum var. ischaemum
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Digitaria ischaemum var. mississippiensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Syntherisma ischaemum
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Crabgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_diis_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_syis_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Digitaria ischaemum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria ischaemum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-75-002a:
Digitaria ischaemum var. ischaemum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Digitaria ischaemum var. ischaemum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Digitaria ischaemum var. mississippiensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Syntherisma ischaemum
4333
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Fields, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Inflorescence composed of 2-6 ascending spikelike racemes
FRUIT:
Grain
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