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Poaceae

Crabgrass

Digitaria cruciata (Nees ex Steud.) E.G.Camus & A.Camus

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Digitaria

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
十字馬唐, 十字马唐
English
Crabgrass
French
Raishan

Synonyms

  • Digitaria cruciata var. cruciata
  • Digitaria cruciata var. pectinata Veldkamp
  • Digitaria sanguinalis f. cruciata (Nees ex Steud.) Haines
  • Panicum cruciatum Nees ex Steud.
  • Panicum sanguinale var. cruciatum Kuntze
  • Paspalum sanguinale var. cruciatum (Steud.) Hook.f.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

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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.