Herb: Southern Crab Grass


Latin name: Digitaria ciliaris


Synonyms: Digitaria adscendens, Digitaria marginata, Panicum adscendens


Family: Gramineae (Grass Family)



Edible parts of Southern Crab Grass:

One report says the plant is edible but does not specify which part.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Annual


Height:
60 cm
(2 feet)

Habitat of the herb:

Waste ground and cultivated fields all over Japan.

Propagation of Southern Crab Grass:

Seed -

Cultivation of the herb:

Waste ground and cultivated fields all over Japan.

Medicinal use of Southern Crab Grass:

None known

Known hazards of Digitaria ciliaris:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.