Family: Poaceae
Author: (Schreb.) Muhl.
Bibliography: Descr. Gram.: 131 (1817)
Year: 1817
Status: accepted
Rank: species
Genus: Digitaria
Vegetable: False
Observations: EC. & S. Europe to N. & C. Japan
Description
Smooth crabgrass, known scientifically as Digitaria ischaemum, is a noteworthy species within the Poaceae family. This plant was first effectively described and classified in 1817, a milestone documented in “Descr. Gram.”, a pivotal work of the time. The taxonomic classification credits the authorship to the botanist couple (Schreb.) Muhl., who were instrumental in its identification and nomenclature.
Smooth crabgrass is a common and widespread grass species that extends across a significant geographical range. This plant is predominantly observed in the ecological regions of East Central and Southern Europe. Additionally, its presence spans to the northern and central parts of Japan, illustrating its adaptability to diverse climatic conditions.
Often thriving in disturbed soils, Smooth crabgrass flourishes in various habitats including lawns, fields, roadsides, and other open spaces where the soil has been exposed. Its adaptability and robustness make it a prevalent plant, sometimes to the point of being a formidable weed in cultivated lands.
Studying Digitaria ischaemum provides insights into grass species’ behaviors, their interaction with environments, and the impacts of their spread on agriculture and native plant communities. It is an interesting and significant example of the broad family of grasses that play critical roles in ecosystems worldwide.
Common Names
Deu: faden-fingerhirse, faden-hirse, kahle fingerhirse, niederliegende fingerhirse
Dan: liden fingeraks
Eng: small crabgrass, smooth crabgrass, smooth finger grass, smooth finger-grass, smooth summer grass, red millet, smooth finger-grass
Fra: digitaire glabre, digitaire astringente, digitaire couchée, digitaire ischème
Swe: fingerhirs, nauhaverihirssi
Nno: fingerhirse
Nob: fingerhirse
Nld: glad vingergras
Est: liiv-paelhirss
Lav: line
Fin: nauhaverihirssi
Ces: rosi
Cym: byswellt llyfn
En: Smooth crabgrass, Crab Grass, Red Millet, Smooth Summer Grass, Smooth Summergrass, Smooth Crab Grass, Smooth finger-grass, Red millet, smooth finger-grass, Small crabgrass, Smooth finger grass
Be: Расічка лінейная
Zh: 止血馬唐, 止血马唐
Cs: Rosička lysá, Rosi
Da: Liden fingeraks
Nl: Glad vingergras
Et: Liiv-paelhirss
Fi: Nauhaverihirssi
Fr: Digitaire filiforme, Digitaire glabre, Digitaire astringente, Digitaire couchée, Digitaire ischème
De: Kahle Fingerhirse, Niederliegende Fingerhirse, Faden-Fingerhirse, Faden-Hirse
It: Sanguinella sottile
Lv: Line
Nb: Fingerhirse
Nn: Fingerhirse
Pl: Palusznik nitkowaty
Sv: Fingerhirs, Nauhaverihirssi
Zh-tw: 止血馬唐
Uk: Пальчатка звичайна
Cy: Byswellt llyfn
Synonyms
- Panicum lineare (Krock.)
- Digitaria linearis (Crép.)
- Digitaria glabra var. nana (Tinant)
- Syntherisma humifusa ((Pers.) Rydb.)
- Digitaria filiformis var. gracilis ((Guss.) Fiori)
- Panicum glabrum var. lasiocarpum (Boenn.)
- Digitaria ischaemum var. hirta ((Junge) Henrard)
- Digitaria procumbens (Steud.)
- Digitaria ischaemum var. ambigua (Henrard)
- Panicum ischaemum (Schreb.)
- Digitaria ischaemum subsp. asiatica ((Tzvelev) Tzvelev)
- Digitaria ischaemum var. prostrata ((Asch. & Graebn.) Henrard)
- Syntherisma linearis var. mississippiensis ((Scribn.) Nash)
- Digitaria ischaemum f. rubescens ((Opiz) Soó)
- Paspalum humifusum ((Pers.) Poir.)
- Digitaria ischaemum f. prostrata ((Asch. & Graebn.) Soó)
- Digitaria ischaemum var. mississipiensis ((Scribn.) Fernald)
- Digitaria ischaemum f. gracillima ((Asch. & Graebn.) Soó)
- Digitaria humifusa var. rubescens (Opiz)
- Sanguinaria humifusa ((Pers.) Bubani)
- Digitaria humifusa (Pers.)
- Digitaria paspaliformis (J.Woods)
- Digitaria glabra ((Schrad.) P.Beauv.)
- Panicum glabrum var. mississippiense (Scribn.)
- Digitaria filiformis var. elongata (Le Gall)
- Panicum humifusum ((Pers.) Kunth)
- Digitaria humifusa var. pubescens (Opiz)
- Digitaria filiformis var. prostrata ((Asch. & Graebn.) Douin)
- Panicum lineare var. prostratum (Asch. & Graebn.)
- Digitaria glabra subsp. ambigua ((Ces.) Arcang.)
- Digitaria glabra var. ambigua (Ces., Pass. & Gibelli)
- Digitaria asiatica (Tzvelev)
- Digitaria humifusa f. rubescens (Opiz)
- Digitaria filiformis var. hirta ((Junge) P.Fourn.)
- Syntherisma glabra (Schrad.)
- Panicum glabrum var. prostratum (Asch. & Graebn.)
- Panicum glabrum ((Schrad.) Gaudin)
- Syntherisma ischaemum ((Schreb.) Nash)
- Panicum phaeocarpum var. drummondianum (Nees)
- Panicum lineare var. mississippiensis ((Scribn.) Beal)
- Panicum lineare f. gracillimum (Asch. & Graebn.)
Distribution
- Altay (native)
- Amur (native)
- Belarus (native)
- Bulgaria (native)
- Buryatiya (native)
- Central European Rus (native)
- China North-Central (native)
- China South-Central (native)
- China Southeast (native)
- Chita (native)
- Corse (native)
- East European Russia (native)
- East Himalaya (native)
- France (native)
- Greece (native)
- Hungary (native)
- Inner Mongolia (native)
- Iran (native)
- Irkutsk (native)
- Italy (native)
- Japan (native)
- Kamchatka (native)
- Kazakhstan (native)
- Khabarovsk (native)
- Kirgizstan (native)
- Krasnoyarsk (native)
- Krym (native)
- Kuril Is. (native)
- Manchuria (native)
- Myanmar (native)
- North Caucasus (native)
- North European Russi (native)
- Northwest European R (native)
- Pakistan (native)
- Portugal (native)
- Primorye (native)
- Romania (native)
- Sicilia (native)
- South European Russi (native)
- Spain (native)
- Tadzhikistan (native)
- Taiwan (native)
- Tibet (native)
- Transcaucasus (native)
- Turkey (native)
- Turkey-in-Europe (native)
- Turkmenistan (native)
- Tuva (native)
- Ukraine (native)
- Uzbekistan (native)
- West Himalaya (native)
- Xinjiang (native)
- Yugoslavia (native)
- Alabama (introduced)
- Alberta (introduced)
- Arizona (introduced)
- Arkansas (introduced)
- Austria (introduced)
- Baltic States (introduced)
- Bangladesh (introduced)
- Belgium (introduced)
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- California (introduced)
- Chile South (introduced)
- Colorado (introduced)
- Connecticut (introduced)
- Czechoslovakia (introduced)
- Delaware (introduced)
- Denmark (introduced)
- District of Columbia (introduced)
- Dominican Republic (introduced)
- Florida (introduced)
- Georgia (introduced)
- Germany (introduced)
- Great Britain (introduced)
- Haiti (introduced)
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- New Zealand North (introduced)
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Additional Images
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Leaf
Taken Sep 3, 2021 by Silva Maiara (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 12, 2019 by Jose Manuel Barrera Durán (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jun 27, 2021 by María (cc-by-sa)
Taken Nov 19, 2022 by juli peterson (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 14, 2021 by Marek Zgorzelski (cc-by-sa)
Fruit
Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − Encyclopedia of Life (cc-by-nc)
Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − Encyclopedia of Life (cc-by-nc)
Sources
- WFO (No URL)
- IPNI (No URL)
- GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/species/5290003)
- POWO (http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:398891-1)
- PlantNet (https://identify.plantnet.org/species/the-plant-list/Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Muhl.)
Specifications
Growth habit: Graminoid
Growth
Ph maximum: 4.5
Ph minimum: 4.0
Light: 8
Atmospheric humidity: 3
Bloom months: [‘jul’, ‘aug’, ‘sep’, ‘oct’]
Soil nutriments: 5
