Poaceae
Southern crab grass
Digitaria ciliaris
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Digitaria
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Common names
By language (10)
- Chinese
- 升马唐, 升馬唐, 毛马唐, 纤毛马唐, 纖毛馬唐, 黄繸马唐, 亨利馬唐, 亨利马唐
- Czech
- Rosička přehlížená
- English
- Southern crab grass, Southern crabgrass, Crabgrass, Fingergrass, Henry's crabgrass, Kukaepua'a, Saulangi, Smooth crabgrass
- Finnish
- Ripsiverihirssi
- Indonesian
- Rumput ceker ayam
- Japanese
- メヒシバ, ヘンリーメヒシバ
- Korean
- 바랭이
- Spanish
- Pangola, Pasto pangola, Pasto pongola, Yerba pangola, Yerba pongola
- Swedish
- Franshirs
- Welsh
- Byswellt trofannol
Synonyms
- Asprella digitaria Lam.
- Asprella digitata Lam.
- Digitaria abortiva Reeder
- Digitaria adscendens (Kunth) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. adscendens
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. chrysoblephara (Fig. & De Not.) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. marginata (Link) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens subsp. nubica (Stapf) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens var. adscendens
- Digitaria adscendens var. criniformis Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens var. fimbriata (Link) Cufod.
- Digitaria adscendens var. pes-avis (Buse) Henrard
- Digitaria adscendens var. sericea (Honda) Henrard
- Digitaria biformis var. chrysoblephara (Fig. & De Not.) Beetle
- Digitaria brevifolia Link
- Digitaria chinensis Hornem.
- Digitaria chrysoblephara Fig. & De Not.
- Digitaria ciliaris f. albovariegata T.Oishi
- Digitaria ciliaris subsp. chrysoblephara (Fig. & De Not.) R.B.Majumdar
- Digitaria ciliaris subsp. chrysoblephara (Fig. & De Not.) S.T.Blake
- Digitaria ciliaris subsp. marginata (Link) S.K.Jain & Doli Das
- Digitaria ciliaris subsp. nubica (Stapf) S.K.Jain & Doli Das
- Digitaria ciliaris subsp. nubica (Stapf) Jain & Doli Das
- Digitaria ciliaris var. chrysoblephara (Fig. & De Not.) R.R.Stewart
- Digitaria ciliaris var. ciliaris
- Digitaria ciliaris var. criniformis (Henrard) R.B.Majumdar
- Digitaria ciliaris var. criniformis (Henr.) R.B.Majumdar
- Digitaria ciliaris var. fimbriata (Link) S.K.Jain & Doli Das
- Digitaria ciliaris var. nubica (Stapf) S.T.Blake
- Digitaria ciliaris var. pes-avis (Buse) S.K.Jain & Doli Das
- Digitaria ciliaris var. sericea (Honda) S.K.Jain & Doli Das
- Digitaria ciliata Lag.
- Digitaria fimbriata Link
- Digitaria henryi Rendle
- Digitaria inaequale (Link) Spreng.
- Digitaria inaequalis (Link) Spreng.
- Digitaria marginata Link
- Digitaria marginata var. ciliaris (Retz.) Ridl.
- Digitaria marginata var. fimbriata (Link) Stapf
- Digitaria marginata var. linkii Stapf
and 51 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Tom Shiokawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Angel Angel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Estrada Terán, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Michael Visser, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Khilesh Tekam, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.