Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler

Locations ofDigitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler
Common Name
Southern Crabgrass
Synonym(s)
Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. var. ciliaris (Retzius) Parlatore
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler
Comments
The map is currently incomplete until herbarium specimens statewide can be examined to separate it from Digitaria sanguinalis, s.s., with which it has been lumped in virtually all Virginia floristic studies. See also the composite map (Digitaria sanguinalis / ciliaris complex) containing all records for both species.
Habitat
Fields, pastures, roadsides, gardens, disturbed alluvium, and other open, disturbed habitats; a weed found in a range of soils and moisture conditions, especially on arable lands. Apparently common throughout, likely in every county.
Native Status
Native

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