Digitaria ciliaris

Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler, Descr. Gramin. 27 1802. (Syn: Asprella digitata Lam. …………………………………; (=) Digitaria adscendens (Kunth) Henrard; (≡) Panicum ciliare Retz. (basionym); (≡) Syntherisma ciliare (Retz.) Schrad.);
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Tropical & Subtropical Old World: Aldabra, Algeria, Angola, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Korea, Kuril Is., Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rodrigues, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe; Introduced: Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, California, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Easter Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Marcus I., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nauru, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Phoenix Is., Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Sardegna, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, St.Helena, Suriname, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Utah, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Virginia, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is. as per POWO;

bamboo grass, crabgrass, Henry’s crabgrass, large crabgrass, smooth crabgrass, southern crabgrass, summer grass, tropical crab grass, tropical finger grass;
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Grass week: Digitaria ciliaris from Kashmir – efloraofindia | Google Groups :
in Kashmir in June 2010;

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ID-07042013-PR-2 : Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors.
plants from gujarat

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efloraofindia:”Id 10072013MR2’’ Poaceae member with purple inflorescence at Pune :  Attachments (3).

6 posts by 3 authors.

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Hooghly : sk-Oct-18 : grass : Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler ? : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8).
Photographed today (3.10.14), this is around 1 ft high.

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Yes it is Digitaria ciliaris.

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Agreed with Digitaria ciliaris    

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Grass for id, Vasai Fort, Maharashtra, Oct-2015 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Please identify this grass found near marshy land, grass blade was 5inches long appx,. height of plant appx 1 ft.

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Digitaria ciliaris

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need closeup of spikelet. probable Digitaria ciliata

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Digitaria ciliaris

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Grass for ID : Bangalore : 17AUG20 : AK-05 : 12 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Tiny grass with red leaves seen in Bangalore growing wild.

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I observed these colors in Apluda mutica when young, this will grow in sandy soils,

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Thank you Ma’am but it’s different from Apluda, could be another one, wait for experts comments or else we need wait for Flowering,

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Digitaria sp.,

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Digitaria ciliaris

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need help with grass id with long racemes: 3 images- 1 high res.
Bhopal; black soil; 7/7/2021

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Please check for Cyanodon species

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Also post a close up of the spikelet and inflorescence by placing on a black paper or so for better clarity.

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Also physically  check for Cyanodon dactylon (Burmuda grass) variety.

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Any possibility of Cynodon radiatus Roth ?? Or as usual Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.??

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Digitaria ciliaris

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Identify the grass?: 2 high res. images.
Grow in outer road side, kota rajasthan
Date- 02072022

Check with Digitaria ciliaris

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Digitaria ciliaris

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References:

POWO  The Plant List  GRIN  Flora of Pakistan  Annonated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Flora of China  FAO  RBG Kew: GrassBase – Digitaria ciliaris Description  Flowers of India  Flora Of Guntur District: Andhra Pradesh, India (Keys & Description)  Digitaria ciliaris (PIER species info)