Digitaria bicornis
Asian Crabgrass, Crabgrass
Other regional names: Southern Crabgrass
- Southern Crabgrass
Also known as: Digitaria barbata Willd. +19 more
- Digitaria barbata Willd.
- Digitaria barbulata Desv.
- Digitaria bicornis subsp. gamblei Henrard
- Digitaria bicornis subsp. lamarckiana Henrard
- Digitaria biformis subsp. desvauxii Henrard
- Digitaria biformis subsp. willdenowii Henrard
- Digitaria biformis var. biformis
- Digitaria biformis var. rachiseta Bor
- Digitaria biformis Willd.
- Digitaria commutata Schult.
- Digitaria corymbosa subsp. marattensis Henrard
- Digitaria diversiflora Swallen
- Digitaria nuda subsp. senegalensis Henrard
- Digitaria queenslandica Henrard
- Digitaria rottleri Roem. & Schult.
- Digitaria sanguinalis f. barbata Henrard
- Digitaria sanguinalis f. commutata (Schult.) Haines
- Digitaria setigera subsp. marattensis (Henrard) Bor
- Panicum adpressum Forssk.
- Panicum adpressum Willd.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Digitaria bicornis (commonly known as Asian Crabgrass or Crabgrass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Digitaria, which contains over 250 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Iowa, Jamaica, Japan, Leeward Is., Libya, Louisiana, Marianas, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Virginia, Wake I., Windward Is.