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Digitaria

not marked as a favorite taxon Digitaria serotina (Walter) Michaux. Common name: Dwarf Crab Grass. Phenology: Apr-Dec. Habitat: Pine flatwoods, hammocks, disturbed areas. Distribution: Se. Virginia south to s. Florida, west to s. Mississippi; Cuba.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, GW1, HC, K1, K4, NS, Pa, POWO, RAB, SFla, Va, WH3; = Syntherisma serotina Walter — S; = Syntherisma serotinum Walter — S13. Basionym: Syntherisma serotinum Walter 1788

Links to other floras: = Digitaria serotina - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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