Digitaria ciliaris
| 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 | |
| |
| Natural range of Digitaria ciliaris from USDA NRCS [1]. | |
Common name: southern crabgrass
Contents
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
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 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.
