Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Muhl.

First published in Descr. Gram.: 131 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & S. Europe to N. & Central Japan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Altay, Amur, Belarus, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Myanmar, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Haiti, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Berry, M. (2024). Adventives & Aliens News 32. BSBI News 156: 38-48.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Damanakis, M. & Scholz, H. (1990). Phytogeographical notes on the Poaceae of Greece. Willdenowia 19: 413-423.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • 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.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Marhold, K. (ed.) (2013). IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 16. Taxon 62: 1355-1360.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Valdés-Reyna, J. Villaseñor, J.L., Encina-Domínguez, J.A. & Oritz, E. (2015). The grass family (Poaceae) in Coahuila, Mexico: diversity and distribution. Botanical Sciences 93: 119-129.
  • Vázquez Pardo, F.M., Márquez García, F. & Blanco Salas, J. (2014). 084.- Digitaria ciliaris. Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 8: 86-91.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
  • 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

  • (2020). https://collectaneabotanica.revistas.csic.es/index.php/collectaneabotanica/article/view/286/409. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Damanakis, M. & Scholz, H. (1990). Phytogeographical notes on the Poaceae of Greece. Willdenowia 19: 413-423.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Fedtschenko, B.A. & al. (1932). Flora Turkmenii 1: 1-340. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1957). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 1: 1-547. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Roshevitz, R.J. & al. (eds.) (1950). Flora Kirgizskoi SSR 2: 1-315. Frunze : Izd-vo KirgizFAN SSSR.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Valdés-Reyna, J. Villaseñor, J.L., Encina-Domínguez, J.A. & Oritz, E. (2015). The grass family (Poaceae) in Coahuila, Mexico: diversity and distribution. Botanical Sciences 93: 119-129.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • 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?
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K003433885 Yes
s.coll. [1265] United Kingdom K002389064 No
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada K003433891 Yes
Fiori, Adr.; Béguinot, [s.n.] Italy K002389131 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389063 No
Williamson [s.n.] Austria K002389112 No
Dore, W.G. [543] Canada K003433896 Yes
Komarov, V. [132] China K002389509 Yes
Gross, R. [s.n.] Germany K002389100 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002389104 No
[Rmliared] [s.n.] K002389129 No
C. de Flatt [203] K002389081 No
MacInnes, K.L.; Lubke, R.A. [440] United States K003433902 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K003433890 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002389130 No
Xiao Bai-Zhong [4814] China K002389671 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Russia K002389507 Yes
[Aibaxarbirdi] [s.n.] Georgia K002389513 Yes
Boner [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389068 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389069 No
Buhze, F. [s.n.] Russia K002389503 Yes
Samuelsson, G.; Zander, A. [s.n.] Sweden K002389095 No
Bohnhof, M.H. [188] K002389508 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [1627] United Kingdom K002389071 No
Gilmour, J.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.); Williams, J.A. [75] United Kingdom K002389067 No
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] K002389119 No
Carter, M.V. [s.n.] Australia K003796486 Yes
Schrader, H.A. [s.n.] Germany K000885989 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richardson [s.n.] China K002389501 Yes
Goddard, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389057 No
[Zeroior] [1831] K002389125 No
Minshall, W.H. [s.n.] Canada K003433893 Yes
Letterman, G.W. [s.n.] United States K003433882 Yes
Twardowska, M.; Woloszczak, E. [s.n.] Poland K002389083 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003433887 Yes
[W. S.] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389066 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002389058 No
MacInnes, K.L.; Lubke, R.A. [298] United States K003433901 Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Leisner, R.S. [20017] United States K003433889 Yes
Gilmour, J.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.); Williams, I.A. [73] United Kingdom K002389075 No
Wisniewska, Z. [s.n.] K002389082 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003433888 Yes
Hno. Elias; Sennen, F. [4305] Spain K002389132 No
Gaudefroy, E. [s.n.] K002389118 No
Townsend [s.n.] United States K003433886 Yes
S.M.S. [s.n.] Netherlands K002389084 No
Jonsson, J. [s.n.] K002389098 No
s.coll. [1265] United Kingdom K002389060 No
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.; St John, H. [6813] Canada K003433899 Yes
M. le Dr Savatier; Savatier, L. [2555] Japan K002389663 Yes
[illegible] [925] K002389516 Yes
s.coll. [78] China K002389661 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002389126 No
MacInnes, K.L.; Lubke, R.A. [441] United States K003433903 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Peterson, P.M.; Hang, S. [5340a] China K002389669 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002389077 No
Zetterstedt, J.E.; Blomberg, O.G. [s.n.] Sweden K002389096 No
Puel, T.; Maille [s.n.] France K002389123 No
Holmgren, B. [s.n.] Sweden K002389090 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K002389512 Yes
Tichomirov, V.; Octjabreva, N.; Czamara, L. [s.n.] Russia K002389499 Yes
Molendo [s.n.] Germany K002389108 No
Kramer, K.U. [400] Netherlands K002389085 No
Marshall, E.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389070 No
MacInnes, K.L.; Lubke, R.A. [442] United States K003433900 Yes
[Lyatz] [s.n.] Austria K002389109 No
Chase, V.H. [I0860] United States K003433877 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [109] United States K003433879 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002389127 No
Vester, O. [2202] Switzerland K002389078 No
Torrey [s.n.] K003433880 Yes
Watanabe, K. [200/1] Japan K002389664 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Peterson, P.M.; Hang, S. [5407] China K002389668 Yes
[A. Facik] [s.n.] Sweden K002389091 No
Faurie, P. [1265] Japan K001666435 Yes
Bohnhof, M.H. [195] K002389510 Yes
Svenson, S. [s.n.] Sweden K002389093 No
[Coùteaux] [721] Belgium K002389088 No
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389072 No
Hubbard, C.E. [C7] Canada K003433905 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002389101 No
s.coll. [14887] China K002389672 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002389133 No
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K003433883 Yes
s.coll. [10423] K002389087 No
Kloos Jr., A.W. [s.n.] Germany K002389107 No
s.coll. [190] China K002389662 Yes
[Thermoin] [s.n.] K002389121 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002389097 No
Blom, C. [s.n.] Sweden K002389092 No
[Kelluteir] [s.n.] Germany K002389103 No
Rich, T.; Earl, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389059 No
Gattinger, A. [s.n.] United States K003433904 Yes
Ginzery, F. [s.n.] K002389080 No
Carter, E.D. [s.n.] Australia K003796487 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Peterson, P.M.; Hang, S. [5527] China K002389667 Yes
Adams, L.G. [3457] Australia K003796488 Yes
French, G.H. [3592] United States K003433906 Yes
Faurie, P. [39] Japan K002389665 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002389115 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002389120 No
Drummond, T. [s.n.] United States K001056184 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barrer, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389062 No
Favrat [s.n.] Switzerland K002389076 No
Chiao, C.Y. [2986] China K002389670 Yes
Yao, K. [8617] China K002389674 Yes
Wang, T.P. [3531] China K002389673 Yes
Elymann [s.n.] Austria K002389111 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002389122 No
[Goaderf] [s.n.] Austria K002389113 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002389128 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K003433895 Yes
Turner, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389073 No
[K. k. Kossinsky] [795] Russia K002389504 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002389110 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002389114 No
Oberneder, L. [874] Germany K002389106 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002389079 No
Sagot [s.n.] France K002389116 No
Fr. DeRuyver [s.n.] Belgium K002389086 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Georgia K002389514 Yes
Bogdan, V. [s.n.] Russia K002389506 Yes
McIvor, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389061 No
Sheard, F.W. [s.n.] Iran K002389280 No
Thompson, J.W. [3676] United States K003433898 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002389502 Yes
Roy, Fr. E. [3896] Canada K003433894 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389065 No
Macoun [1879] Canada K003433892 Yes
Sartwell [s.n.] United States K003433884 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belgium K002389089 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003433878 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Pin, C. [s.n.] K002389117 No
Thomas [s.n.] K002389124 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Georgia K002389515 Yes
Desoulavi, N. [s.n.] Russia K002389505 No
Hubbard, C.E. [8238] Australia K003796489 Yes
Dore, W.G. [527] Canada K003433897 Yes
Braun, A.C.H. [s.n.] K002389105 No
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Germany K002389102 No
[Ernstsfrdey] [s.n.] Sweden K002389094 No
Faurie, P. [11519] Japan K002389666 Yes
Hammar, O. [s.n.] Sweden K002389099 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K002389500 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389074 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K002389511 Yes

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