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Digitaria didactyla

Willd. (1809)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Digitaria

blue couch, turf-forming crabgrass

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Enum. Pl.: 91 (1809)

Other References

Faccenda 2023c:101, 110 (NEWNAT/K, H, DESCR, KEY); Faccenda 2025b:116 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Digitaria didactyla Hilo, University of Hawaii at Hilo Campus, outside Hale kuanoe mowed lawn. Common in lawns Preserved_Specimen leaves blusih Faccenda, K. 3595 Hawaii BISH 2024-07-09
2 Digitaria didactyla Hilo, Shopping center at Mamalahoa Hwy and E. Kahaopea St Weed in mowed grass on edge of parking lot Preserved_Specimen Leaves bluish glaucous, glabrous, stoloniferous, two small patches observed about 1 m wide each in a lawn otherwise consisting of Axonopus sp. Faccenda, K. 2590 Hawaii BISH 2022-08-07
3 Digitaria didactyla Kuloa, The Club at Kukuiula Weed in 'seadwarf' seashore Paspalum turf Preserved_Specimen Smooth form' with few hairs on leaves. This plant also occurs at Puakea golf course. Coordinates only of golf course, exact locality not given. Araki, G. Kauai BISH
4 Digitaria didactyla Kuloa, The Club at Kukuiula Weed in 'seadwarf' seashore Paspalum turf Preserved_Specimen Rough form' with hairier leaves. This plant also occurs at Puakea golf course. Coordinates only of golf course, exact locality not given. Araki, G. Kauai BISH
5 Digitaria didactyla Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, large grassy area between visitor center and lake. WGS coordinates: Lat. 21.387287, Long. -157.807482 Mowed, unirrigated grass area otherwise dominated by Axonopus compressus. Only one colony seen in botanical gardgen, but this colony about 15 meters in diameter. Preserved_Specimen Leaves distinctly bluish. Faccenda, K. 3227 Oahu BISH 2023-08-27
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