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Digitaria divaricatissima

Scientific Name: Digitaria divaricatissima

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

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Digitaria divaricatissima

Digitaria divaricatissima, commonly known as Umbrella Grass, Spreading Umbrella Grass, Spider Grass, or Spider Panic, is a perennial grass belonging to the Poaceae (Grass) family.

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant is a grass.
  • It is described as having a swollen and densely hairy base.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes
  • Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
  • Subfamily: Panicoideae
  • Tribe: Paniceae
  • Synonyms: Mentions the inclusion of Digitaria coenicola (F. Muell) Hughes within D. divaricatissima and Digitaria macractinia (Benth.)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Observed at Wollamai Point, northern shore of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, in a patch of apparently natural grassland.
  • Distribution includes locations designated as L/H, K/EM/Ka/H.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Erect tufted perennial, growing up to 0.8 m high.
  • Swollen and densely hairy at the base.
  • Butt sheaths are thickened, forming a bulb that is pubescent or villous.
  • Culms are erect or geniculately ascending.

Quirky Facts

  • The plant was initially described and named by Robert Brown, but Dorothy Kate Hughes is also credited in the naming process.

Ecological Role

  • Fire responses of Digitaria divaricatissima are documented in the Tropical Savannas Fire Response Database.
  • It is found in grazed annual grassland and cultivated or ruderal lands.

Related Species

  • Morphometric analysis supports inclusion of Digitaria coenicola (F. Muell) Hughes within.

Further Information

  • EOL (Encyclopedia of Life) offers information on Digitaria divaricatissima.
  • Discover Life provides details on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution.
  • GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) has a taxonomy report for this species.
  • Images are available on Wikimedia Commons.