African couchgrass (Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich) Stapf)

Resources

Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S. - USDA-APHIS

Selected Images

Maps

State Lists - This map identifies those states that have this species on their invasive species list or law.

Invasive Listing Sources

Taxonomic Rank

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Superorder: Lilianae Takhtajan

Order: Poales

Family: Poaceae Barnhart

Genus: Digitaria Haller

Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich) Stapf

Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
Fingergrass, Blue couch

Related Scientific Names:
Digitaria scalarum (A. Rich) Stapf (Synonym)
Digitaria vestita Fig. & De Not. (Synonym)
Panicum scalarum Schweinf. (Synonym)
Syntherisma abyssinicum (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Newbold (Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.