Digitaria filiformis (Linnaeus) Koeler. Common name: Slender Crabgrass. Phenology: Mar-Dec. Habitat: Pine flatwoods, longleaf pine sandhills, fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Widespread in e. North America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Nichols et al. (2024) reevaluated the taxonomy of the Digitaria filiformis complex; we follow their decision to treat D. filiformis and D. laeviglumis at species rank.
Synonymy ⓘ: = HC, POWO, Nichols et al (2024); = Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler var. filiformis — Ar, C, ETx1, F, G, Mo1, NS, NY, RAB, Tat, Va, WH3, Wipff (1996b); = Syntherisma filiformis (L.) Nash — S, S13; < Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler — Il, Mi, NcTx, Pa, Tn, Tx, W, WV; < Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler var. filiformis — FNA25, K4; Panicum filiforme Linnaeus. Basionym: Panicum filiforme L. 1753
Links to other floras: < Digitaria filiformis var. filiformis - FNA25
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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