Fingergrass Digitaria ciliaris
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- dij-ih-TARE-ree-uh sil-ee-AIR-iss
- Description
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Southern Crabgrass is a clump forming warm season annual grass native to the tropics. It is found in pastures, disturbed sites, or in lawns. It reseeds easily and forms thick mats that are challenging to remove making it a weedy plant. To manage the weed try to hand weed it when it is small before it has sent down secondary roots. Mulching garden beds can slow germination. It is killed off by frost.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Digitaria
- Species:
- ciliaris
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Tropical and subtropical old world
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Weed
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
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Cultural Conditions:
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- Remove plants before they go to seed to reduce problems the following growing season.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Description:
- Racemes 8" long straight with a light green rachis (central stem).
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Sheath
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- Light green finely ribbed sheaths alternate 6" long and 1/2" wide. Entire margins, hairs at the base.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Problems:
- Weedy
