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Sourgrass
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Grasses & bamboos

Sourgrass

Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSourgrass
Dutch—
SpanishCamalote
Chinese—
Scientific nameDigitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

About this species

Digitaria insularis is a species of grass commonly known as sourgrass. It is native to Central and South America and the southern parts of the United States and has been introduced into other parts of the world. It was first described by the German botanist Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde in 1904.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusDigitaria

In Suriname

14Records in Suriname
1913First record
1982Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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