Racemes 3-7, digitate or subdigitate, to 15 cm long. cluster; all alike, or heteromorphic (as to indumentum). contiguous; 0.3 their length apart. 3. Summer grass seedling. This definition does not rely on the economic severity or geographic range of the problem, but on the documented ecological damage caused. K Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Poaceae. [5], Together with Portulaca oleracea, Ipomoea pes-caprae and Melanthera biflora, Digitaria ciliaris is usually one of the first species colonizing degraded or altered environments in tropical zones of the planet. Category II - Species that have shown a … inflorescence axis 0–5 cm long. Synonyms. [5], "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Digitaria_ciliaris&oldid=982588080, Taxonbars with automatically added basionyms, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 02:21. Known Hazards None known Botanical References. Frequency: Status: Description: A loosely caespitose or solitary growing annual. Leaf-blades 3–25 cm long; 3–10 mm wide. Digitaria ciliaris subsp. ciliaris (Retz.) Description Annuals. Lemma apex acute. Central inflorescence axis 0–5 cm long. Grows upto 1 metre in height , though usually shorter than that. Pacific: southwestern, south-central, Digitaria ciliaris. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. This grass is an annual plant that can grow up to 1 m tall, but is usually much shorter. 1996. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN-Description The standard work. Culms 20–60 cm., decumbent to ascending, glabrous, nodes dark and (sub)glabrous. GLUMES Glumes two; dissimilar; shorter than spikelet; thinner than Southern Crabgrass is a clump forming warm season annual grass native to the tropics. Ridl. HABIT Annual. FLORETS Basal sterile florets barren; without significant palea. Used as a supplementary food and famine food in Chad. Read the manufacturers' labels and material safety data sheets before using herbicides. Leaves glabrous to sparsely hispid or ciliate, often with papilla-based hairs, occasionally minutely pubescent. long, truncate, erose. You can change the display of the base map and layers by clicking on the layer control box in the upper right-hand corner. Digitaria fimbriata Link 1827. Welcome to Digitaria of Thailand. INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes. Koeler : Family Poaceae: Common name: Summer Grass. Kew. Otherwise spray 1% glyphosate in spring. DISTRIBUTION Europe: southeastern. Australasia: Australia and New Zealand. HABIT Annual. Family Poaceae. Efloraofindia (earlier Indiantreepix) is the largest Google e-group in the world in this field & largest nature related in India devoted to creating awareness, helping in identification etc. Digitaria pes-avis Buse. Fertile lemma elliptic; 2–3.7 mm long; cartilaginous; much However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Digitaria Ciliaris. Source. Lemma margins Disclaimer: ITIS taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Further information. long, truncate, erose. of our website Use your browser's back button to return to this page, W.D. Koeler (AM AK355071-2).jpg 5,312 × 2,988; 7.25 MB. Digitaria fimbriata Link. Cite Version: 3rd February 2016. Digitaria ciliaris is a tough plant, believed to have originated in Asia but now found all over the tropical belt of the planet, as well as in many temperate regions of both hemispheres. DIGITARIA FILIFORMIS (Linnaeus) Koeler, var. Southern crabgrass has probably been used as forage in pastures or hay. Mauritius . Jump to navigation Jump to search. Leaves 3-8 x 0.3-1 cm, oblong-linear or linear-lanceolate, rounded or shallowly cordate at base, acuminate at apex, flat; sheaths slightly keeled, glabrous or pilose; ligules ovate or truncate, membranous. The inflorescence is at the top of a long stem, usually much taller than the leaves, with two to nine 5–10 cm long sub-digitate racemes. INFLORESCENCE Inflorescence composed of racemes. Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Africa: north, Macaronesia, west glume apex acute. Sub-digitate inflorescence of summer grass. of lower sterile floret elliptic; 1 length of spikelet; membranous; 7 -veined; Koeler. marginata Central Digitaria marginata nubica Stapf. Spikelet packing (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. Digitaria ciliata Lag. Synonyms: Panicum ciliare Retz. Leaf-blades 3–25 cm long; 3–10 mm wide. Natural History > Life Cycle. Geographical distibution Comoros . thinner on margins; grey, or dark brown; without keel; 3 -veined. fingergrass. The inflorescence is at the top of a long stem, usually much taller than the leaves, with two to nine 5–10 cm long sub-digitate racemes. Category:Digitaria ciliaris (habitat) From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. with equidistant veins, or with unevenly spaced veins; puberulous, or pubescent, The roots are at the nodes and the stems produce runners that allow the plant to grow fast forming scruffy-looking patches about 1 m across and half a metre in height. Type: FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Buena Vista, 5 Dec 1903, Eaton 459 (holotype: L; isotype: GH?). ** Not applicable or data not available. saulangi. Plantae ... Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description. Upper glume surface pubescent; hairy between veins. Gardens, Kew. New! Palea cartilaginous. tropical crabgrass. is an annual, spreading grass problematic in areas where grasses are desired, such as pastures, turf, and roadsides and disturbed areas like rowcrops and gardens throughout the MidSouth. Upper glume lanceolate; (0.5–)0.6–0.75 length of spikelet; (Note: any qualifiers in the taxon distribution description, such as 'northern', 'southern', 'adjacent' etc., are not reflected in the map above, and in some cases indication of a taxon in a subdivision is based on a single collection or author-verified occurence). Media in category "Digitaria ciliaris (habitat)" The following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total. Harman & H. The leaves are linear to linear-ovate narrowing at the tip to 15 centimeters long. and southern South America. smooth crabgrass. Starr 040608-0071 Digitaria ciliaris.jpg 1,632 × 1,224; 905 KB. Eleusine indica (crowsfoot grass) may also be confused with these Digitarias, however, Eulsinedoes not root at the nodes, has fewer hairs on leaves and sheath, fewer spikes and has ligule of a membrane with hairs. Found mostly in Eurasia. Leaves with sheath often with sparse, long, tubercle-based hairs; ligule 1–2 mm long; blade 4–10 mm wide, glabrous or sparingly hairy. © Copyright Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, - Search tropical, west-central tropical, northeast tropical, east tropical, southern Digitaria ciliaris subsp. Digitaria sanguinalis (summer grass) andDigitaria ciliaris(also called crabgrass and summer grass) are both introduced plants in NSW, they are very similar and you would require a micoscope and some seed for a positive identification. Asia-tropical: India, Indo-China, Malesia, and Papuasia. DOLICHOPHYLLA (Henrard) Wipff, Phytologia 80: 348. fertile lemma. fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. 58. South America: Synonym. Ligule Cossu, T.A, Camarda, I. Digitaria ciliaris. [5] This grass is an invasive species considered an aggressive weed in certain countries, including China, Mexico and the United States. The grass is known as "ගුරු තණ - guru thana" in Sri Lanka. Category I - Species that are invading and disrupting native plant communities in Florida. FERTILE SPIKELETS Spikelets comprising 1 basal sterile florets; 1 Parl.] North America: Mexico. kukaepua'a. Leaf sheaths scaberulous, sometimes with a few bulbous based bristles. Digitaria ciliaris: Scientific name: Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Starr 040608-0070 Digitaria ciliaris.jpg 1,632 × 1,224; 807 KB. Suggested method of management and control. The roots are at the nodes and the stems produce runners that allow the plant to grow fast forming scruffy-looking patches about 1 m across and half a metre in height. tropical, south, middle Atlantic ocean, and western Indian ocean. ciliaris: SCo, PR (San Diego Co.) MAP CONTROLS 1. Culms decumbent; 20–100 cm long. Digitaria marginata Link. Basionym: Digitaria dolichophylla Henrard 1934. Digitaria ciliaris subsp. Koeler APNI* Synonyms: Digitaria adscendens Kunth APNI* Description: Variable annual usually 1 m high. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Digitaria ciliaris is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat. Digitaria sanguinalis ciliaris (Retz.) It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Culms decumbent; 20–100 cm long. Parl. Southern crabgrass [Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) A close-up showing the dorsally flattened spikelets with pink stigmas. Title Flora of Japan. or setose, or villous; hairy between veins; eciliate on margins, or ciliate on Spikelets appressed; in pairs. eastern Asia. Williamson. Digitaria ciliaris - Flickr - osahiro nishihata.jpg 4,128 × 2,322; 2.23 MB. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, K.T. along with discussion & documentation of Indian Flora. compressed; acute; (2–)2.5–3.3(–3.7) mm long; falling entire. To manage the weed try to hand weed it when it is small before it has sent down secondary roots. Life cycle Annual . Racemes 2–12; digitate; unilateral; 6–22 cm long. It is found in pastures, disturbed sites, or in lawns. Digitaria ciliaris var. It reseeds easily and forms thick mats that are challenging to remove making it a weedy plant. & Brundu, G. (2014). Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Leaf sheaths scaberulous, sometimes with a few bulbous based bristles. 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