Digitaria californica
Arizona Cottontop, Cottontop
Also known as: Digitaria californica var. californica +12 more
- Digitaria californica var. californica
- Digitaria californica var. villosissima Henrard
- Eriachne rigida Phil.
- Panicum californicum Benth.
- Panicum friesii Hack. ex R.E.Fr.
- Panicum insulare var. lachnanthum Kuntze
- Panicum saccharatum Buckley
- Trichachne californica (Benth.) Chase
- Trichachne californica (Benth.) Chase ex Hitchc.
- Trichachne californica var. villosissima (Henrard) Wipff & Shaw
- Trichachne saccharata (Buckley) Nash
- Tricholaena saccharata (Buckley) Griseb.
- Valota saccharata (Buckley) Chase
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Digitaria californica (commonly known as Arizona cottontop or Cottontop) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Aruba, Bolivia, Colombia, Colorado, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Peru, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela