| Digitaria cognata | |
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| 1913 illustration | |
| Conservation status | |
 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Digitaria |
| Species: | D. cognata |
| Binomial name | |
| Digitaria cognata (Schult.) Pilg. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptoloma cognatum | |
Digitaria cognata is a species of grass known by the common names fall witchgrass, Carolina crabgrass, and mountain hairgrass.
Description
This grass is a perennial without rhizomes. The roots are shallow. The erect stems grow up to 56 centimeters tall. The stem bases are tough and hairy. The leaves are up to 12.6 centimeters long. They are narrow, with "one side wavy, and the other smooth". The inflorescence is a purple-tinged panicle with single-flowered spikelets.
Uses
This grass provides graze for livestock and wild ungulates, and birds eat the seeds.
References
- illustration from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 124
- ^ Digitaria cognata. USDA Plants Profile.
- ^ Digitaria cognata. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
- Digitaria cognata. NatureServe.
- Digitaria cognata. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual Treatment.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Digitaria cognata |
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| Panicum cognatum | |