Digitaria sanguinalis

hairy crabgrass

Family: Poaceae • Genus: Digitaria • Region: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Astrakhan, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China (Anhui Sheng, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Egypt (Sinai), France, Gansu Sheng, Georgia, Greece, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Jordan, Kazakhstan (south), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan EUROPE: Hungary, Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Respublika, Romania, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Russian Federation (European part), Russian Federation (Kalmykija, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Saratov, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Sicily), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), Syria, TEMPERATE ASIA: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine (incl. Krym), United States, Uzbekistan, Volgogradskaja oblast), Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu) TROPICAL ASIA: India

Summary: Digitaria sanguinalis (hairy crabgrass) is a plant in the Poaceae family. Verdica documents 0 traditional uses, 0 phytochemical compounds, and 0 herb-drug interactions for this species.

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About Digitaria sanguinalis

Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late fall, Mid fall. Form: Spreading or horizontal.

Care Information

Sunlight	Full sun
Watering	Moderate — most grasses are drought tolerant
Soil	Adaptable; most soils including poor and sandy
Hardiness Zone	Varies widely (USDA 3-11)

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