Digitaria californica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Digitaria californica (Benth.) Henrard

Arizona cottontop

2011 Keir Morse

2009 James M. Andre

2012 Keir Morse

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (31 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. californica
Genus:	Digitaria
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Trichachne californica
CNPS	Digitaria californica var. californica

Information about Digitaria californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (DICA8) 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 BONAP Distribution Map 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/06/2023).