Digitaria radicosa
Timorese Crabgrass, Trailing Crabgrass
Also known as: Digitaria chinensis var. hirsuta Ohwi +17 more
- Digitaria chinensis var. hirsuta Ohwi
- Digitaria formosana Rendle
- Digitaria formosana var. hirsuta (Honda) Henrard
- Digitaria radicosa subsp. hirsuta (Ohwi) C.C.Hsu
- Digitaria radicosa var. hirsuta (Ohwi) C.C.Hsu
- Digitaria sanguinalis var. multinervis (Honda) Kitag.
- Digitaria sanguinalis var. timorensis (Kunth) Hayata
- Digitaria tenuispica Rendle
- Digitaria timorensis (Kunth) Balansa
- Digitaria timorensis subsp. kunthiana Henrard
- Digitaria timorensis subsp. timorensis
- Digitaria timorensis var. hirsuta (Ohwi) Henrard
- Digitaria timorensis var. timorensis
- Panicum formosanum (Rendle) Makino & Nemoto
- Panicum formosanum var. hirsutum (Honda) Makino & Nemoto
- Panicum radicosum var. procerior Fern.-Vill.
- Panicum radicosum var. procerior J.Presl
- Panicum sanguinale var. multinerve (Honda) Makino & Nemoto
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Digitaria radicosa (commonly known as Timorese crabgrass or Trailing Crabgrass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Digitaria is notably large, comprising more than 250 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South-Central Pacific, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya
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)
Aldabra, Cameroon, Canary Is., Hawaii, Madagascar, Madeira, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Tanzania, Venezuela