Arizona cottontop vs cotton grass

Digitaria californica compared with Digitaria brownii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona cottontop	cotton grass
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 californica	Digitaria brownii

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona cottontop and cotton grass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Digitaria.

Conservation Status

Arizona cottontop

NE — Not Evaluated

cotton grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona cottontop	cotton grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona cottontop

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

cotton grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Arizona cottontop

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