Digitaria sanguinalis

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Digitaria sanguinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Panicoideae Genus: Digitaria Species: D. sanguinalis
Binomial name
Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.
Synonyms
Panicum sanguinale Syntherisma sanguinalis

Digitaria sanguinalis is a species of grass known by the common name hairy crabgrass. It is one of the more well-known species of crabgrass, and one that is known nearly worldwide as a common weed. It is an annual grass with an inflorescence of up to nine very long, very thin, radiating branches atop its stems. Each branch is lined with pairs of very tiny spikelets. The inflorescences may be reddish or purplish.

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• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Grass Manual Treatment
• PIER Worldwide Profile
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