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PLANTS

Smooth crabgrass

Digitaria ischaemum

Plants
IntroducedHerbAnnual
Smooth crabgrass, photo 1 of 5
Smooth crabgrass, In flower
Smooth crabgrass, In fruit

Annual herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 281 observations of Smooth crabgrass in Québec, mostly in Chaudière-Appalaches, Centre-du-Québec and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Chaudière-Appalaches47
  2. Centre-du-Québec39
  3. Capitale-Nationale37
  4. Montérégie31
  5. Lanaudière23
  6. Estrie23
  7. Mauricie21
  8. Laurentides20
  9. Outaouais18
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  11. Montréal6
  12. Laval3
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains

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