Digitaria ciliaris
Common Crabgrass, Crabgrass
Other regional names: Southern Crab Grass +1 more
- Southern Crab Grass
- Southern Crabgrass
Also known as: Asprella digitaria Lam. +19 more
- Asprella digitaria Lam.
- Asprella digitata Lam.
- Digitaria abortiva Reeder
- Digitaria adscendens (Kunth) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. adscendens
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. chrysoblephara (Fig. & De Not.) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. chrysoblephara (Fig. & De Not.) R.R.Stewart
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. criniformis Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. fimbriata (Link) Cufod.
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. marginata (Link) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. nubica (Stapf) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. pes-avis (Buse) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. sericea (Honda) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens var. adscendens
- Digitaria adscendens var. criniformis Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens var. fimbriata (Link) Cufod.
- Digitaria adscendens var. pes-avis (Buse) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens var. sericea (Honda) Henrard
- Digitaria biformis subsp. chrysoblephara (Fig. & De Not.) Beetle
- Digitaria biformis var. chrysoblephara (Fig. & De Not.) Beetle
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Digitaria ciliaris (commonly known as Common Crabgrass or Crabgrass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Middle Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Russian Far East, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aldabra, Algeria, Angola, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Korea, Kuril Is., Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rodrigues, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, California, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Easter Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Marcus I., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nauru, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Phoenix Is., Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Sardegna, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, St.Helena, Surinam, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Utah, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is.