PLANTS Profile for Digitaria velutina (velvet crabgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.
velvet crabgrass

Symbol:

DIVE2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

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Synonyms:
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

PHVE6

Phalaris velutina Forssk.

Distribution:
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (TX)

Related Taxa:
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 68 species in Digitaria

Classification:
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv. – velvet crabgrass

Noxious Weed Information:
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
velvet fingergrass		Noxious weed
Alabama:
velvet fingergrass		Class A noxious weed
California:
velvet fingergrass		Quarantine
Florida:
velvet fingergrass, annual couchgrass		Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
velvet fingergrass		Prohibited
Minnesota:
velvet fingergrass		Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
velvet crabgrass		Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
velvet fingergrass		Quarantine
South Carolina:
velvet fingergrass		Plant pest
Vermont:
velvet fingergrass		Class A noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

annual couchgrass
velvet fingergrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US		Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

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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More Accounts and Images:
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

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 502064.

Related Web Sites:
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 10:11 AM MDT