Digitaria californica var. californica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Digitaria californica (Benth.) Henrard var. californica

Arizona cottontop

2012 Keir Morse

Digitaria californica var. californica is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (19 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Digitaria californica
Genus:	Digitaria
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Digitaria californica
JEF	Trichachne californica

Information about Digitaria californica var. californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/03/2023).