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Digitaria diagonalis
Scientific Name: Digitaria diagonalis
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Digitaria diagonalis
Digitaria diagonalis, also known as Brown-seed Finger Grass, Kruisgras, or Vleivingergras, is a perennial grass species found in southern Africa.
Considerations for Pets
- The text mentions that Digitaria diagonalis has persistent fibrous dead sheaths. These could potentially pose a hazard if ingested by pets.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Digitaria diagonalis (Nees) Stapf
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms:
- Panicum diagonale Nees (Homotypic Synonym)
- Digitaria trichopodia Stent (Heterotypic Synonym)
Distribution and Habitat
- Endemic to southern Africa.
- Grows in open grasslands, hillsides, and damp places.
Morphological Characteristics
- Perennial caespitose habit (growing in tufts or clumps).
- Butt sheaths are pubescent (hairy), persistent, and invest the base of the culm.
- Culms are erect, rather firm, and simple.
- Culms can reach up to more than 3 feet long.
- Culms are glabrous (smooth) or hairy below the racemes.
- Typically has 1-3 nodes.
- Has a short, prmorse rhizome (a horizontal underground stem).
Genetic Information
- Chromosome numbers reported as n = 10 for Digitaria diagonalis (Nees) Schult. and n = 9 for Digitaria diagonalis (Nees). Stapf var. diagonalis.
- The presence of B-chromosomes has been observed in some specimens.
Further Information
- Further information may be found at Tropicos, IPCN, and the Encyclopedia of Life.
- Studies of Digitaria diagonalis have been published in Kew Bulletin.
- SINGER database also contains information about Digitaria diagonalis.