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Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler

Natural range:  Widespread in eastern North America

Habitat: Disturbed sites

Florida status:   Native, widespread

Recognition:  Leaves extremely narrow (to 3 mm), up to 40-some cm long.  Spikelet 1.3 mm.  Hairs on spikelets glandular-capitate.  Lower glume absent-0.1 mm; upper glume almost as long as the spikelet.  Fertile lemma becoming dark brown.