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Crabgrasses in general:
Rolled in the bud
Ligule membranous, tall
Auricles absent
Collar broad, hairy at edges
Sheath compressed
Seedhead - fingerlike spines at end of stem
Smooth Crabgrass(Digitaria ischaemun)
Ligule rounded
Sheath smooth, tinged purple at base
Large (Hairy) crabgrass(Digitaria sanguinalis)
Ligule jagged
Sheath and blades hairy
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