Digitaria
Genus
Also called Crabgrass
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its sourceTypemat-forming perennial grass with rhizomes and stolons
“This species is a mat-forming perennial grass with rhizomes and stolons” — Digitaria didactyla - Wikipedia
Lighttolerates shade and occasional flooding
“It thrives in granitic sands. It is somewhat tolerant of shade and occasional flooding” — Digitaria didactyla - Wikipedia
Propagationseed
“Since most large crabgrass seeds do not persist long in the soil” — Large crabgrass | CALS
Edible partswhole grains, flour
from Poaceae · “Cereals provide food eaten directly as whole grains” — Cereal - Wikipedia
Keep away fromstraw mulch
“Straw mulch applied in the spring keeps the soil too cool for germination” — Large crabgrass | CALS
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1 species
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Fact sheet: 3 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrow Librarian