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Digitaria horizontalis Willd.

Natural range:  South America, Mesoamerica, probably Caribbean, adventive worldwide

Habitat:  Ruderal, may prefer sandy sites

Florida status:  Native?, encountered in southern half of peninsular Florida, including our area

Recognition:  Plants sprawling. Leaves and sheaths pilose or hispid. Spikelet 2(2.5) mm long.  Upper glume 1/2 the spikelet length, pilose.