Digitaria sangiunalis

Description

Digitaria sanguinalis is a species of grass known by several common names,including hairy crabgrass,hairy finger-grass,large crabgrass,crab finger grass,purple crabgrass.It is one of the better-known species of the genus Digitaria,and one that is known nearly worldwide as a common weed.It is used as animal fodder,and the seeds are edible and have been used as a grain in Germany and especially Poland,where it is sometimes cultivated.This has earned it the name Polish Millet.