East Indian Crab Grass
Digitaria setigera
Also known as Mau'u-kukaepua'a, Itchy crabgrass
Herb
About East Indian Crab Grass
Digitaria setigera, also more commonly called East Indian crabgrass, is a species of perennial grass in the family of Poaceae.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Digitaria setigera
- Genus
- Digitaria
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded deciduous forests and grasslands, also in wasteland
- Distribution
- Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tropical Asia to Pacific Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
East Indian Crab Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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