Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler

First published in Descr. Gramin.: 26 (1802)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. U.S.A. to Central America, Caribbean, Bolivia to Paraguay. It is a perennial or annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bolivia, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Extinct in:

Michigan

Introduced into:

Equatorial Guinea, Tubuai Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Sánchez-Ken, J.G. (2012). A synopsis of Digitaria (Paniceae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) in Mexico, including the new species Digitaria michoacensis. Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 127-149. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Sánchez-Ken, J.G. (2012). A synopsis of Digitaria (Paniceae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) in Mexico, including the new species Digitaria michoacensis. Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 127-149. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fredholm, A. [6125] United States K003433915 Yes
s.coll. [10441] United States K003433933 Yes
Seymout, A.B. [103] United States K003433926 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003433918 Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Crutchfield, P.J. [55069] United States K003433925 Yes
Harger, E.B. [s.n.] United States K003433964 Yes
Pursh [s.n.] United States K003433949 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003433929 Yes
Owen, M.L. [s.n.] United States K003433939 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K003433932 Yes
Durand-Duquesney [s.n.] France K002389174 No
Congdon, J.W. [3590] United States K003433927 Yes
Hale [s.n.] United States K003433923 Yes
Ramond, A. [s.n.] France K002389170 No
Eaton, A.A. [142] United States K003433917 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003433920 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K003433947 Yes
Bush, B.F. [249] United States K003433957 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Griscom, L. [516] United States K001056182 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Griscom, L. [516] United States K001056183 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [336] United States K003433943 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003433952 Yes
Palmer, E. [548] Mexico K003434277 Yes
Mead [s.n.] United States K003433930 Yes
Drummond [351] United States K003433945 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [9841] United States K003433942 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003433963 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1381] United States K003433935 Yes
Williams, T.A. [s.n.] United States K003433946 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K003433956 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6053] United States K003433934 Yes
Drummond [336] United States K003433944 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003433962 Yes
de Brutelette [s.n.] France K002389171 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003433955 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3590] United States K003433916 Yes
Mackenzie, K. [760] United States K003433960 Yes
Drummond [336] United States K003433931 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [10129] United States K003433924 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003433958 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K003433938 Yes
Liebmann [206] Mexico K003434275 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9176] United States K003433936 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003434276 Yes
Newhall [s.n.] United States K003433961 Yes
s.coll. [625] Brazil K001102974 Yes
{Palmer, E.; Dr. Edward Palmer} [502] Mexico K001665884 Yes
Townsend, C. [s.n.] United States K003433921 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003433941 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K003433953 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K001665880 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003433950 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K003433954 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5300] United States K003433919 Yes
s.coll. [10441] United States K003433928 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [s.n.] United States K003433922 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Svenson, H.K. [s.n.] United States K003433948 Yes
de Brutelette [s.n.] France K002389173 No
Bush, B.F. [847] United States K003433937 Yes
[Sam Buched] [s.n.] France K002389172 No
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003434274 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K001665881 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B. [10912] United States K003433940 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K003433951 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Digitaria dolichophylla K003433965 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0