OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Digitaria ischaemum   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria ischaemum   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Digitaria ischaemum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)

Digitaria ischaemum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Digitaria ischaemum

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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image of Digitaria ischaemum, Smooth Crabgrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_diis_001_lvd

        

image of Digitaria ischaemum, Smooth Crabgrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_syis_001_lvd

        

image of Digitaria ischaemum, Smooth Crabgrass

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_057

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Digitaria ischaemum   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Digitaria ischaemum   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Digitaria ischaemum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Digitaria ischaemum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Digitaria ischaemum

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

 

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4333

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual

Habitat: Fields, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

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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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