Argentinian crabgrass vs Arizona cottontop

Digitaria aequiglumis compared with Digitaria californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentinian crabgrass	Arizona cottontop
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Digitaria	Digitaria
Species	Digitaria aequiglumis	Digitaria californica

Evolutionary Relationship

Argentinian crabgrass and Arizona cottontop share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Digitaria.

Conservation Status

Argentinian crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Arizona cottontop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentinian crabgrass	Arizona cottontop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentinian crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Arizona cottontop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Argentinian crabgrass

The Argentinian crabgrass, Digitaria aequiglumis, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Arizona cottontop

The Arizona cottontop, Digitaria californica, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.