Digitaria debilis

Digitaria debilis

Native to:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Corse, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Digitaria
Species:
Digitaria debilis
USDA Symbol:
DIDE8

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Graminoid
Height:
60 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Months:
jul,aug,sep,oct

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds

Propagation & Germination

Stratification:
None required
Germination Time:
7–21 days
Notes:
Seeds germinate readily in warm, moist conditions without pretreatment.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI