Digitaria abyssinica, the East African couchgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[2] It is native to Sub‑Saharan Africa (except West Africa), Madagascar, many of the Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Vietnam, New Guinea, and Queensland in Australia, and it has been introduced to scattered locations in Central America and northern South America, and to Saint Helena.[1] Although it is a livestock forage, albeit a low‑quality one, it is generally considered a noxious weed.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Digitaria |
| Species: | D. abyssinica
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| Digitaria abyssinica | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Stapf". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Rojas-Sandoval, Julissa; Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro (20 November 2019). "Digitaria abyssinica (East African couchgrass)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
Preferred Common Name: East African couchgrass; Local Common Names: ... blue couch
- ^ Heuzé, V.; Tran, G.; Delagarde, R. (19 September 2019). "African couch grass (Digitaria abyssinica)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
Common names; African couch grass, African couchgrass, African couch, Dunn's finger grass, Abyssinian finger grass
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