Digitaria cognata
| Digitaria cognata | |
|---|---|
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| 1913 illustration[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Digitaria |
| Species: | D. cognata |
| Binomial name | |
| Digitaria cognata (Schult.) Pilg. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptoloma cognatum | |
Digitaria cognata is a species of grass known by the common names fall witchgrass,[2] Carolina crabgrass,[3] and mountain hairgrass.[4]
Description
This grass is a perennial without rhizomes. The roots are shallow. The erect stems grow up to 56 centimeters tall. The stem bases are tough and hairy.[2] The leaves are up to 12.6 centimeters long.[5] They are narrow, with "one side wavy, and the other smooth".[3] The inflorescence is a purple-tinged panicle with single-flowered spikelets.[3]
Uses
This grass provides graze for livestock and wild ungulates, and birds eat the seeds.[3]
References
- ↑ illustration from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 124
- 1 2 Digitaria cognata. USDA Plants Profile.
- 1 2 3 4 Digitaria cognata. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
- ↑ Digitaria cognata. NatureServe.
- ↑ Digitaria cognata. Grass Manual Treatment.
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