Digitaria ciliaris

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Digitaria ciliaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Digitaria
Species: D. ciliaris
Binomial name
Digitaria ciliaris
(Retzius) Köler
DIGI CILI dist.JPG
Natural range of Digitaria ciliaris from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: southern crabgrass

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Digitaria sanguinalis var. ciliaris (Retzius) Parlatore[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

D. ciliaris occurs in the open, sandy soil of coastal dunes, tidal marshes, pine-saw palmetto flats, river shoals, wooded areas, sandy pine ridges, and spartina prairies. D. ciliaris is also successful in disturbed or developed areas such as vacant lots, fallow fields, lawns, oyster shell dumps, and roadsides.[2]

Associated species of D. ciliaris include Sporobolus virginicus, Distichlis sp., Axonopus sp., Paspalum urvillei, Paspalum notatum, Eragrostis secundiflora, Eleusine indica, Digitaria sanguinalis, Cyperus surinamensis, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Strophostyles helvola, Solanum americanum, Solanum sisymbriifolium, Sesbania drummondii, and Sesbania exaltata.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, A. F. Clewell, D. Crowson, D. S. Correll, R. K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, R. Komarek, R. Kral, H. Kurz, R. L. Lazor, Sidney McDaniel, Richard S. Mitchell, Paul Redfearn, William Reese, Ginny Vail, and Eula Whitehouse. States and counties: Florida: Bay, Collier, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Manatee, Okaloosa, Seminole, Taylor, Wakulla, and Walton.