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Summary
Physical Characteristics

Digitaria ciliaris is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
D. marginata. Link. Panicum adscendens.
Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
One report says the plant is edible but does not specify which part[145]. A wild millet grass with possibly edible seeds [1b].
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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None known
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Fodder
Fodder/animal feed, Forage. Environmental: Agroforestry, Soil conservation. D. ciliaris cv. Red River is a high-yielding forage and conservation-type cultivar developed and released in 1988 [1d].
Special Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
A polymorphic species[58].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Propagation
Seed
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Bamboo grass; blanket crabgrass; hairy crabgrass; Henry's crabgrass; large crabgrass; smooth crabgrass; summergrass; tropical finger grass. Spanish: frente de toro; fresadilla; hierba conejo; hierba estival; pangola; zacate de agua. Chinese: xian mao ma tang. Australia: crab grass; summer grass. Bhutan: chittrey banso; tampula. Brazil: capim tinga; capim-colchao; capim-de-roça; capim-milhá; milhá. Dominican Republic: grama dulce cimarrona; pata de cotorra; pendejuelo. Germany: aufsteigende fingerhirse; wimper- fingerhirse. India: malsa; malsh; suruwari. Indonesia: jampang jemprak; jampang pait; suket djrempak; sunbak gangrir. Japan: mehishiba. Java: genjeran; jelamparan; suket ceker ayam. Malaysia: cakar ayam. Mexico: zacate cangrejo; zacate velludo. Peru: gramilla; pasto colchón; pata de gallo. Philippines: baludyangan; saka-saka. Puerto Rico: pata de gallina; yerba de juey. Sri Lanka: arisi pul; guru tana. Thailand: jya-ma-tang; yah-tin-nok; ya-plongkhanok. Vietnam: tuc hinh leo.
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Found In
Countries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available
Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Australian Northern Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Amazonas, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Anhui, China, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, CÙte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, French Guiana, Gambia, Georgia (Republic of), Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea DPR, Korea Republic of, Laos, Latvia, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
This plant can be weedy or invasive. D. ciliaris is a typical weedy annual grass, flourishing mainly in disturbed, open areas, with full sun or partial shade. It is a widespread weed of annual and perennial crops, including pastures, in the tropics and sub-tropics. It is also abundant on roadsides and wasteland [1d]. Listed as a serious or principal weed of 11 countries, mainly in Asia and in a wide range of crops, including groundnut, cotton, rice, maize, sorghum, vegetables, pineapple, cassava and tea [1d].
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed.
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
Expert comment
Author
(Retz.)Koeler.
Botanical References
58266
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