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Poaceae
Trichachne

not marked as a favorite taxon Trichachne californica (Bentham) Chase var. californica. Common name: Cottontop, California Crab Grass. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Apparently introduced from sw. United States and adjacent Mexico, south through Central America to South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Wipff & Shaw (2018b); = Digitaria californica (Benth.) Henrard var. californica — FNA25, NSProv; = Trichachne saccharatum (Buckley) Nash — S13; < Digitaria californica (Benth.) Henrard — ETx1, Mex, NcTx, NS, POWO; < Trichachne californica (Benth.) Chase — HC, K4, Tx. Basionym: Panicum californicum Benth. 1844

Links to other floras: = Digitaria californica var. californica - FNA25

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