Digitaria uniglumis
Digitaria diagonalis
- Native to:
- Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried, 1776-1858 Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von, 1794-1868. Flora Brasiliensis, v. 2, pt. 1,Ledebour, Karl Friedrich von, 1785-1851,Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von, 1794-1868 Nees von Esenbeck, C. G. (Christian Gottfried), 1776-1858. Agrostologia Brasiliensis Eschweiler, Franz Gerhard, 1796-1831 Tully, N. S,Pratt, Anne, 1806-1893 Harrod, Douglas C, former owner Mitchiner, Philip H. (Philip Henry), 1888-1952 former owner St. Thomas's Hospital. Medical School Library former owner King's College London,Parnell, Richard, 1810-1882 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,Grateloup, Jean-Pierre Silvestre de, 1782-1862,Emmanuel Thomas,Parnell, Richard, 1810-1882 Parnell, Richard, 1810-1882. Grasses of Scotland. 1842,Smith, James Edward, 1759-1828. n 82249860,Mary Ann Jackson,Lachmann, H. W. L. (Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolph), 1800-1861,Gaudin, Jean, 1766-1833
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Digitaria
- Species:
- Digitaria diagonalis
- USDA Symbol:
- DIUN10
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from base after fire; typical warm-season grass fire response.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Warm-season grass; germinates readily in warm, moist conditions.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI