Digitaria setigera

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Digitaria setigera, also more commonly called East Indian crabgrass, is a species of perennial grass in the family of Poaceae.{{Cite web |title=East Indian crabgrass (Digitaria setigera) |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/161916-Digitaria-setigera |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=iNaturalist |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Plant |first=Adam |date=2018-09-19 |title=Digitaria setigera {{!}} Cape York Natural Resource Management |url=https://capeyorknrm.com.au/landmanager/biodiversity/grasses/kimba-plateau/digitaria-setigera?overridden_route_name=entity.node.canonical&base_route_name=entity.node.canonical&page_manager_page=node_view&page_manager_page_variant=node_view-panels_variant-14&page_manager_page_variant_weight=0 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=capeyorknrm.com.au |language=en}}

Description

Digitaria setigera has cauline leaves that are a little over 30mm (1.1 inches) long and 3mm (0.1 inches) wide. It also has spikelets that consist of 3-16 spike-like branches.

Distribution

This species of grass is native to many subtropical regions such as Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, India, and Bangladesh.{{Cite web |title=Factsheet - Digitaria setigera |url=https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/key-server/data/08050103-0a0e-4e01-8a03-040d0c020e0a/media/Html/Digitaria_setigera.htm |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=keyserver.lucidcentral.org}} Additionally, it is native to Australia, where it is found in Northern Territory and Queensland.{{Cite web |title=Digitaria setigera {{!}} AusGrass2 |url=https://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/digitaria-setigera |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=ausgrass2.myspecies.info}}

References

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