Digitaria nuda
Naked Crabgrass
Also known as: Agrotis digitata (Sw.) Poir. +16 more
- Agrotis digitata (Sw.) Poir.
- Axonopus digitatus (Sw.) P.Beauv.
- Digitaria adscendens var. rachisecta Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens var. rhachiseta Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens var. rhachisets Henrard
- Digitaria borbonica Desv.
- Digitaria ciliaris var. rhachiseta (Henrard) Vega & Rúgolo
- Digitaria diamesa (Steud.) A.Chev.
- Digitaria jamaicensis Spreng.
- Digitaria nuda subsp. schumacheriana Henrard
- Digitaria sanguinalis var. rhachiseta (Henrard) B.Boivin
- Milium digitatum Sw.
- Panicum diamesum Steud.
- Panicum horizontale var. subcompositum Nees
- Panicum sanguinale var. digitatum (Sw.) Hack.
- Panicum sanguinale var. digitatum (Sw.) Hack. ex Urb.
- Paspalum digitatum (Sw.) Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa and Tropical Asia, Digitaria nuda (commonly known as Naked Crabgrass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Borneo, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, Niger, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Réunion, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Germany, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela