Poaceae
Crabgrass
Digitaria didactyla
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Digitaria
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Swaziland-vingergras
- English
- Crabgrass
Synonyms
- Digitaria caespitosa B.Boivin ex A.Camus
- Digitaria camusiana Henrard
- Digitaria didactyla var. decalvata Henrard
- Digitaria didactyla var. peninsulae (Ohwi) Henrard
- Digitaria didactyla var. penisula (Ohwi) Henrard
- Digitaria peninsulae Ohwi
- Digitaria swazilandensis Stent
- Digitaria truncata Henrard & A.Camus
- Panicum bicorne Sieber ex Steud.
- Panicum commutatum var. didactylum (Willd.) Nees
- Panicum didactylum (Willd.) Kunth
- Panicum sanguinale var. bicorne Drake
- Panicum sanguinale var. brevispicatum Maiden
- Panicum subtile Nees ex Steud.
- Paspalum sanguinale var. didactylum (Willd.) A.Camus
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.