Seeds of hairy crabgrass can be used to make flour. It is a cereal belonging to the group of ‘millets’, which used to be cultivated long ago in Central Europe. It is sometimes grown to provide food for grazing animals, or to make hay. In many places it grows as a weed.
Names
Scientific
Digitaria sanguinalis
Synonym
Panicum sanguinale
English
Hairy crabgrass
Large crabgrass
Polish Millet
Dutch
Bloedgierst
Harig vingergras
Spanish
Guarda rocío
French
Digitaire sanguine
Manne rouge d'Europe
Millet sanguin
German
Blut-Fingergras
Blutrote Fingerhirse
Taxonomy
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Digitaria
Species
Digitaria sanguinalis (Hairy crabgrass)
Did you know that?
- Several small grain cereals are all known by the name “Millet” but are actually different crop species.
Crop categories
Cereals
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Tropical crops