Poaceae
East Indian crabgrass
Digitaria setigera
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Digitaria
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 海南马唐, 短穎馬唐, 海南馬唐, 短颖马唐
- English
- East Indian crabgrass
- Tongan
- Mohukuʻapōpoa
Synonyms
- Cynodon setiger (Roth) A.Rich. ex Hassk.
- Cynodon setigerus (Roth) Hassk.
- Lasiolytrum pilosum Steud. ex Jord.
- Panicum fimbriatum var. setigerum (Roth) E.Fourn.
- Panicum setigerum (Roem. & Schult.) Boerl.
- Syntherisma sanguinale var. evalvulum Honda
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.