Digitaria cognata (Schult.) Pilg.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 14e: 50 (1940)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Japan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bell, C.R. [11008] United States K003434037 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Rudman, R.; Johnson, F.L. [S0557] United States K003434026 Yes
Weatherwax, P. [s.n.] United States K003434042 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Johnson, F.L.; Harris, K. [S0083] United States K003434025 Yes
Peterson, P.; Lara Contreras, S. [19902] Mexico K003434289 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11459] United States K003434005 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [199] United States K003434029 Yes
Gates, F.C. [13629] United States K003434038 Yes
Chase, V.H. [8905] United States K003434040 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A.C.V. [29] Mexico K003434291 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9138] United States K003434043 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [31681] United States K003434016 Yes
Reeder, J.R.; Reeder, C.G. [8591] United States K003434023 Yes
Reeder, J.R.; Reeder, C.G. [8581] United States K003434022 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Roy, G. [11742] United States K003434010 Yes
Weatherwax [s.n.] United States K003434041 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Griscom, L. [s.n.] United States K003434018 Yes
Ravenel, H.W. [s.n.] United States K003434035 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11585] Mexico K003434288 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [1307] Mexico K003434286 Yes
Chealley, G. [s.n.] United States K003434031 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10200] United States K003434028 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10277] United States K003434030 Yes
Chase, V.H. [8845] United States K003434039 Yes
Chase, V.H. [I0547] United States K003434020 Yes
Lawrence [1004] United States K003434006 Yes
Gould, F.W. [10930] United States K003434013 Yes
Barker, W.T.; Lawrence [1803] United States K003434008 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003434027 Yes
Aiken; Darbyshire, S.J. [1719] Canada K003434019 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Rudman, R.; Johnson, F.L. [S0791] United States K003434024 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [1733] United States K003434009 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10159] United States K003434017 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11433] United States K003434012 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [1278] Mexico K003434284 Yes
Rynes, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389153 No
Palmer, E.J. [31681] United States K003434015 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [1311] United States K003434044 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11360] United States K003434014 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A.C.V. [30] Mexico K003434290 Yes
Ravenel, H.W. [s.n.] United States K003434033 Yes
Mead, S.B. [s.n.] United States K003434034 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [1103] Mexico K003434285 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11184] Mexico K003434011 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Roy, G. [11751] United States K003434036 Yes
Heller, A.A. [s.n.] United States K003434032 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1347] United States K003434007 Yes
Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [482] Mexico K003434287 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