Argentinian crabgrass vs pata de gallina

Digitaria aequiglumis compared with Digitaria bicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentinian crabgrass	pata de gallina
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 bicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

Argentinian crabgrass and pata de gallina share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Digitaria.

Conservation Status

Argentinian crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

pata de gallina

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentinian crabgrass	pata de gallina
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).

pata de gallina

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Senegal), Asia (Timor-Leste), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Argentinian crabgrass

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

pata de gallina

The Asian crabgrass (Digitaria bicornis) is a species in the genus Digitaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Senegal), Asia (Timor-Leste), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States