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Digitaria bicornis (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
Asia crabgrass

Digitaria bicornis
Copyright by: George Rogers

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Old World; widely naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For more images, visit Grasses of Palm Beach and Martin Counties.

Other data on Digitaria bicornis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Digitaria bicornis has been found in the following 17 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Bahia Honda State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Biscayne National Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys Section Present Not Native, Naturalized
County Line Scrub, Miami-Dade County Present Not Native, Naturalized
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Not Native, Naturalized
Delray Beach, Lake Ida parcel Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dolphin Center and Dolphin Center Addition Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dry Tortugas National Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades National Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Ingram Pineland Present Not Native, Naturalized
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Larry and Penny Thompson Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized
National Key Deer Refuge Present Not Native, Naturalized
Rosemary Scrub Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized

Digitaria bicornis has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Not Native, Naturalized
Lee County Not Native, Naturalized
Martin County Not Native, Naturalized
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Naturalized
Palm Beach County Not Native, Naturalized

Digitaria bicornis has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

All Images:

Digitaria bicornis
Copyright by: George Rogers
Digitaria bicornis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2018
Naturalized in Lake Ida Parcel, Delray Beach, Florida
Digitaria bicornis
Copyright by: George Rogers
Digitaria bicornis
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Digitaria bicornis
Copyright by: George Rogers