Digitaria brownii
Cotton Grass, Cotton Panic Grass
Other regional names: Silver Spike Grass +1 more
- Silver Spike Grass
- Weeping Cotton Grass
Also known as: Digitaria brownii var. monostachya (Benth.) Hughes +5 more
- Digitaria brownii var. monostachya (Benth.) Hughes
- Panicum brownii Roem. & Schult.
- Panicum glareae F.Muell.
- Panicum laniflorum Nees
- Panicum leucophaeum var. monostachyum Benth.
- Trichachne brownii (Roem. & Schult.) Henrard
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Digitaria brownii (commonly known as Cotton Grass or Cotton-Panic Grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Australasia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
India