Digitaria sanguinalis L.(Scop.)
Common Name : Large crabgrass
Family : Poaceae

HABIT |
A PROSTRATE OR ASCENDING ANNUAL GRASS. |
STEMS |
PROSTRATE, SPREADING, BRANCHED AND ROOTING AT NODES. |
LEAVES |
3-20 CM LONG, 3-10 MM WIDE, WITH HAIRS ON BOTH THE SURFACES. SHEATHS HAIRY AND CLOSED LEAVES AND SHEATHS MAY TURN DARK RED OR MAROON WITH AGE. |
FLOWERS |
SEED HEAD COMPOSED OF 4-6 BRANCHES (SPIKES) AT THE TOP OF THE STEMS, EACH APPROXIMATELY 3-15 CM LONG. |
FRUITS |
CARYOPSIS SHINY, YELLOWISH-BROWN, 2-3 MM LONG. |