PLANTS Profile for Digitaria insularis (sourgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman
sourgrass

Symbol:

DIIN2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Line Drawing of Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

Trichachne insularis

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

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Synonyms:
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

	ANIN8	Andropogon insulare L.
	TRIN8	Trichachne insularis (L.) Nees
	TRNU	Trichachne nutans (L.) Baum
	VAIN4	Valota insularis (L.) Chase

Distribution:
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AZ, FL, HI, IL, MS, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 68 species in Digitaria

Classification:
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Digitaria Haller – crabgrass
Species	Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman – sourgrass

Introduced Information:
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FAC-

FAC

UPL

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40636.

Related Web Sites:
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

GU-Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 02:15 AM CDT