Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman

Sourgrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Digitaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.85-1.35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.85 - 1.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Detergent (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Ruise (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Digitaria insularis leaf picture by karmadgma (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Digitaria insularis flower picture by Modri Frederico (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Digitaria insularis world distribution map, present in Aruba, Åland Islands, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Digitaria insularis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:398888-1
WFO ID wfo-0000864051
COL ID 363K3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 631512
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rhynchospora fabri Andropogon insularis Monachne unilateralis Panicum leucophaeum Panicum saccharoides Saccharum polystachyum Valota insularis Agrostis villosa Digitaria insularis Digitaria leucophaea Panicum falsum Panicum lanatum Trichachne insularis Tricholaena insularis Andropogon fabricii Milium hirsutum Milium villosum Nardus dactyloides Panicum duchaissingii Panicum gavanianum Syntherisma insularis Tricholaena saccharoides Syntherisma insulare Panicum insulare Digitaria insularis Schoenus fabri Panicum insulare var. insulare Panicum insulare var. leucophaeum Panicum insulare var. typicum