large crabgrass
Digitaria sanguinalis
Crabgrass
view photos
Weed Characteristics
| Other names: | Crabgrass, purple crabgrass, hairy crabgrass, hairy crab grass, redhair crabgrass |
| Leaf type: | Grassy |
Grows in clumps that are often spreading but sometimes upright to 2 ft. Stems are flattened and may have a purplish cast. Leaves are flat and up to 8 inches long with a prominent midvein and are hairy on both sides. Seed heads are in spikes up to 5 inches long.
Recommended Products
Taxonomic data last retrieved March 30, 2012, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.
