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Digitaria horizontalis Willd.
Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis
Copyright by: George Rogers

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For an image, visit Grasses of Palm Beach and Martin Counties.

Synonyms: Syntherisma digitatum.

Other data on Digitaria horizontalis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Digitaria horizontalis has been found in the following 7 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Dry Tortugas National Park Reported
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Greynolds Park Present Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native

Digitaria horizontalis has been found in the following 5 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Lee County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native

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

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Digitaria horizontalis
Copyright by: George Rogers
Digitaria horizontalis