Digitaria eriantha
Common Finger Grass, Digit Grass
Other regional names: Digitgrass +2 more
- Digitgrass
- Pangola Grass
- Pangolagrass
Also known as: Digitaria bechuanica (Stent) Henrard +18 more
- Digitaria bechuanica (Stent) Henrard
- Digitaria commutata subsp. eriantha (Steud.) Maire
- Digitaria decumbens Stent
- Digitaria dinteri Henrard
- Digitaria eriantha subsp. pentzii (Stent) Kok
- Digitaria eriantha subsp. stolonifera (Stapf) Kok
- Digitaria eriantha subsp. transvaalensis Kok
- Digitaria eriantha var. stolonifera Stapf
- Digitaria geniculata Stent
- Digitaria glauca var. bechuanica Stent
- Digitaria hiascens Mez
- Digitaria livida Henrard
- Digitaria nemoralis Henrard
- Digitaria pentzii Stent
- Digitaria pentzii var. minor Stent
- Digitaria pentzii var. stolonifera (Stapf) Henrard
- Digitaria smutsii Stent
- Digitaria stentiana Henrard
- Digitaria stentiana var. bechuanica (Stent) Henrard
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Originating in Africa, Digitaria eriantha (commonly known as Common Finger Grass or Digit Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Leeward Is., Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, West Himalaya