Poaceae FAMILY
Digitaria ciliaris
Digitaria ciliaris
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Digitaria ciliaris is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeCosmopolitan in warmer areas of the world.
HabitatWaste ground and cultivated fields all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ].