Digitaria insularis

Sourgrass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Digitaria
Species:
D. insularis
Binomial name
Digitaria insularis
Synonyms[2]
  • Andropogon insularis L.
  • Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman
  • Panicum insulare (L.) G. Mey.
  • Syntherisma insulare (L.) Millsp. & Chase
  • Trichachne insularis (L.) Nees
  • Tricholaena insularis (L.) Griseb.
  • Valota insularis (L.) Chase

Digitaria insularis is a species of grass commonly known as sourgrass. It is native to Central and South America and the southern parts of the United States and has been introduced into other parts of the world. It was first described by the German botanist Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde in 1904.

  1. ^ Giraldo-Cañas, D.; Allen, R. (2020). "Digitaria insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T100509567A100509758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T100509567A100509758.en. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Digitaria insularis (L.) Fedde". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2014-01-27.