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Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf
African couchgrass
Symbol: DIAB
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Synonyms:
DIAB Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf
 

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Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
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About African couchgrass

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Plant source and reference for Digitaria abyssinica

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State Distributional Map for DIAB
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Plant Distribution by State

Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf

DIAB

Hawaii

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Related Taxa:
Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 42 species in Digitaria

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Classification:
Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf

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 abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf – African couchgrass

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Noxious Weed Information:
Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf
The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.
United States:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couch grass     Noxious weed
Alabama:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couch grass     Class A noxious weed
California:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couch grass     Quarantine
Florida:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couchgrass, fingergrass     Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couch grass     Noxious weed
Minnesota:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couch grass     Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        bluecouch     Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couch grass     Quarantine
South Carolina:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couchgrass, fingergrass     Plant pest
Vermont:
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couch grass     Class A noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf
    Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov.
        African couchgrass
        fingergrass
        bluecouch
The synonyms italicized and indented above are listed as invasive weeds by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
US   Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2002. Federal Noxious Weed List (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/bats/noxweed.html, October 20, 2003). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
 
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Introduced Information:
Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502058.

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