Large Crabgrass

(Ditigaria sanguinalis)

Characteristics

Leaves	Ligule	Flowers

Growing habits: Tufted, prostrate to spreading summer annual

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots

Leaf anatomy: Usually pubescent on upper and lower leaf surfaces, sheaths closed & pubescent, membranous ligule, uneven teeth on margin

Reproduction: Inflorescences consist of 4-6 branches, 2-flowered spikelets

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}