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Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Digitaria ischaemum |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | digitaria; digit-grass; digitgrass; digit grass |
| Species common name(s) | big smooth crab-grass; big smooth crab grass; big smooth crabgrass; smooth finger-grass; smooth finger grass; smooth fingergrass; smooth summer-grass; smooth summer grass; smooth summergrass; glabrous crabgrass; small crab-grass; small crab grass; small crabgrass |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | smooth crabgrass, smooth crab-grass, smooth crab grass, common crabgrass, common crab-grass, common crab grass are applied to multiple Digitaria taxa; fingergrass, finger-grass, finger grass, crop grass, summer grass, summer-grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; crabgrass, crab-grass, crab grass, witchgrass, witch-grass, witch grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
