Poaceae FAMILY

Digitaria fuscescens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Digitaria fuscescens is a perennial grass with erect culms. The plant spreads by means of creeping stolons, forming mats of growth up to 40cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant covers slopes quickly and can be used to control erosion.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar, Mauritius; E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines.

HabitatLocally common as a pioneer on sandy to rocky soils in disturbed sites, such as beaches and dunes; at elevations up to 1,350 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].