Dsan Poaceae Poales

Digitaria sanguinalis

913 Mb Genome Size

18 Chromosomes

Chromosome Assembly Level

51.5 Mb N50

Poaceae Family

2024 Release Year

Darwin Tree of Life · lpDigSang1.hap1.1 · GCA_964212565.1 · 2024-08-04

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Description: Digitaria sanguinalis is a species of grass known by several common names, including hairy crabgrass, hairy finger-grass, large crabgrass, crab finger grass, purple crabgrass. It is one of the better-known species of the genus Digitaria, and one that is known nearly worldwide as a common weed. It is used as animal fodder, and the seeds are edible and have been used as a grain in Germany and especially Poland, where it is sometimes cultivated.