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Digitaria sanguinalis
Crab grass
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The Digitaria sanguinalis plant species is found in Cosmopolitan. A rare casual in Britain[17]. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Crab grass. Some home gardeners know the variety as Panicum sanguinale.

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Latin Name:  Digitaria sanguinalis
Common Name:  Crab grass
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  (L.)Scop.
 
Known Hazards:  There is a report that the leaves might be cyanogenic[218].
 
Mature Height:  0.5   Mature Width:  
 
Habitat:  Arable ground and waste places in Britain[17].



Medicinal Information:  A decoction of the plant is used in the treatment of gonorrhoea[218]. A folk remedy for cataracts and debility, it is also said to be emetic[178, 218].

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