Digitaria villosa (Walter) Pers.

First published in Syn. Pl. 1: 85 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. U.S.A. to Central America, Caribbean. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

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., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ekman, E.L. [11567] K003593730 Yes
Nealley, G.C. [s.n.] United States K003433907 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [486] K003593722 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H1747] K003593720 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [10709] K003593729 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H1991] K003593715 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H1388] K003593719 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H16377] K003593710 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H4920] K003593711 Yes
Ahles, H.E. [37527] United States K003433908 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H1388] K003593713 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H15942] K003593708 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H12637] K003593714 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1602] United States K003433912 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [701] K003593723 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H6804] K003593717 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H1732] K003593709 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H6804] K003593718 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1392] United States K003433914 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11048] United States K003433909 Yes
Fredholm, A. [6073] United States K003433913 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H13509] K003593721 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K003433910 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003433911 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [17026] K003593727 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [18116] K003593725 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H1388] K003593716 Yes
Wright, C. [1544] K003593724 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [12175] K003593728 Yes
Wright, C. [335] K003593731 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [s.n.] K003593726 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H1991] K003593712 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H7920] Digitaria leucocoma K003593733 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