Large Crabgrass

Large Crabgrass, Hairy Crabgrass

Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.

Poaceae (Grass Family)

seedlings ▲

▲young plant

▲ ▼ mature plants

▲ ▼ close up of hairs on leaf blades, sheaths

Large Crabgass, Hairy Crabgrass:

also with spreading growth habit, similar to southern crabgrass and smooth crabgrass, but can grow to 12-24" tall and equally wide
digitate panicles with 4-9 panicle branches that are 1.75-5.5" long
leaves have hairs on both sides of blade and long hairs on the sheath; usually dark green in color, sometimes turning dark red on sheaths and stem as plants mature
leaf midvein is prominent
stems also root at the nodes
inflorescence is a digitate panicle with 3-5 branches