familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
tribePoaceae tribe Paniceae
genusDigitaria
speciesDigitaria eriantha
subspeciesDigitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha

Digitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha

J.K. Wipff
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 376.

Plants cespitose, rhizomatous, rhizomes short. Basal sheaths hirsute.

Discussion

Digitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha is seed-producing, but it is not clear whether it is being grown in the Flora region.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
36 +
Abaxial ligule presence
absent +
Abaxial ligule quantity
common +
Adaxial cell presence
absent +
Adaxial cell shape
bulliform +
Adaxial ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Adaxial ligule presence
absent +
Adaxial ligule texture
membranous +
Anther coloration or density
purple +
Anther quantity
3 +
Anther some measurement
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
Apex shape
obtuse +  and acuminate +
Arm cell presence
absent +
Arm cell quantity
anatomy +  and kranz +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
J.K. Wipff +
Authority
Steud. +
Awn atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Awn orientation
arising +
Awn quantity
single +
Back shape
keeled +  and rounded +
Basal sheath pubescence
hirsute +
Base architecture
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
Base arrangement
divergent +  and parallel +
Base position
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
Base shape
knotty +
Base size
swelling +
Base texture
membranous +
Base width
thick +
Between lateral-vein region pubescence
appressed-pubescent +
Blade architecture
disarticulating +  and pseudopetiolate +
Blade architecture or arrangement
non-radiate +  and radiate +
Blade length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Blade position
adaxial +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade pubescence
papillose-hairy +
Blade relief
scabridulous +
Blade shape
usually linear +  and lanceolate occasionally ovate +
Blade width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Branch architecture
secund +
Branch axis arrangement
singly +
Branch axis shape
triquetrous +
Branch presence
absent +
Branch shape
spikelike +
Branch some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Callus development
not developed +
Caryopsis architecture or shape
cleft +
Caryopsis presence
absent +
Caryopsis shape
planoconvex +
Cilium length or size
sometimes longer +
Culm architecture
not rooting +
Culm architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Culm duration
annual +
Culm growth form
climbing +
Culm growth form or location
floating +
Culm growth form or orientation
decumbent +
Culm node location
aerial +
Culm orientation
decumbent +  and erect +
Culm some measurement
35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br /> (140 cm1,400 mm <br />1.4 m <br />) +
Culm texture
woody +
Distal cell length or size
long +
Distal cell size or width
narrow +
Distribution
Puerto Rico +, N.Mex. +, Calif. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Ariz. +  and Fla. +
Embryo quantity
1/5 +  and 1/2 +
Embryo shape
waisted +
Embryo size
large +
Endosperm texture
hard +
Filament shape
capillary +
Flap character
germination +
Floret architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Floret arrangement
adjacent +
Floret atypical quantity
3 +
Floret length or size
sometimes longer +
Floret palea development
well-developed +
Floret palea presence
absent +
Floret palea size
reduced +
Floret quantity
2 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Floret shape
compressed +  and terete +
Fusoid cell presence
absent +
Glume architecture or shape
awned +
Glume height or length or size
shorter +
Glume length or size
shorter or longer +
Glume position
subtending +
Glume quantity
2 +
Glume size
unequal +
Glume texture
membranous +
Glume variability
equal +
Group architecture
pedicellate +
Hair architecture
papillose-based +
Hair architecture or shape
awned +
Hair quantity
lacking +
Hair shape
uncinate +
Hair some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Hilum arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Hilum coloration or relief
punctate +
Hilum shape
Punctiform (?) +  and Ellipsoid (?) +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Linda A. Vorobik +  and Hana Pazdírková +
Inflorescence architecture
bracteate +  and ebracteate +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inner lateral-vein quantity
2 +
Internode architecture
solid +  and hollow +
Internode length
elongated +
Lateral-vein relief
scabridulous +
Layer presence
absent +
Leaf arrangement
distichous +
Leaf margin arrangement
Overlapping (?) +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Lemma architecture or shape
awned +
Lemma coloration
hyaline +
Lemma texture
coriaceous +
Ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Ligule architecture or relief
erose +
Ligule atypical some measurement
1.8 +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Ligule texture
membranous +
Lodicule fusion
free +
Lodicule height or length or size
short +
Lodicule presence
absent +
Lodicule prominence
inconspicuous +
Lodicule pubescence
glabrous +
Lodicule quantity
3 +
Lodicule shape
cuneate +
Lodicule texture
fleshy +
Longer pedicel some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Lower floret architecture
staminate +
Lower floret reproduction
sterile +
Lower floret size
reduced +
Lower glume architecture
veinless +
Lower glume presence
absent +
Lower glume quantity
0 +  and 1/4 +
Lower glume shape
acute +
Lower glume some measurement
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Lower lemma architecture
7-veined +
Lower lemma pubescence
pubescent +
Lower lemma some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Lower lemma texture
membranous +
Lower palea presence
absent +
Lower palea size
reduced +
Margin arrangement
separated +
Margin coloration
hyaline +
Margin prominence or shape
flat +
Margin pubescence
appressed-pubescent +
Margin shape or vernation
involute +
Margin some measurement
0.5mm;1mm +
Microhair presence
absent +
Midrib architecture
complex +  and simple +
Node prominence
concealed +  and prominent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other quantity
2 +  and 1 +
Ovary presence
absent +
Ovary pubescence
glabrous +
Pair architecture
pedicellate +
Palea shape
keeled +
Panicle architecture
simple +
Panicle fixation
attached +
Panicle location
subterranean +
Papilla presence
absent +
Pedicel quantity
1 +
Pericarp arrangement
separating +
Pericarp condition or texture
dry +
Pericarp texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Primary branch architecture
wing-margined +
Primary branch some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Rachis prominence
evident +
Reference
None +
Rhizome height or length or size
short +
Rhizome presence
absent +
Row quantity
2 +
Secondary position
higher +
Sheath architecture
open +
Sheath condition
closed +
Shorter pedicel some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Source xml
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Special status
Introduced +
Spike architecture
complex +
Spike arrangement
bisexual +
Spike reproduction
unisexual +
Spikelet architecture
homomorphic +
Spikelet architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Spikelet arrangement
in triplets +  and paired +
Spikelet character
length +
Spikelet fixation
attached +
Spikelet presence
absent +
Spikelet quantity
1 +  and 60 +
Spikelet reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Spikelet shape
narrowly lanceolate +  and narrowly elliptic +
Spikelet some measurement
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Spikelet variability
equaling +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Starch-grain architecture
simple +
Stigma coloration
red +
Stolon growth form
cespitose +
Stolon some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (600 cm6,000 mm <br />6 m <br />) +
Style-branch arrangement
close +
Style-branch atypical quantity
4 +  and 1 +
Style-branch fusion
fused +  and free +
Style-branch quantity
2 (?) +
Style quantity
2 +  and 3 +
Subsidiary-cell shape
dome--shaped +  and triangular +
Synonyms
Gramineae +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Digitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha +
Taxon parent
Digitaria eriantha +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Tissue coloration
hyaline +
Tissue texture
membranous +
Upper floret reproduction
bisexual +
Upper glume architecture
0-5-veined +
Upper glume presence
absent +
Upper glume pubescence
pubescent +  and wooly +
Upper glume quantity
1/6 +
Upper glume size
subequal +
Upper glume some measurement
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br />) +
Upper lemma architecture
veined +
Upper lemma coloration
brownish +  and gray +
Upper lemma pubescence or texture
Mostly stiffly chartaceous (Cartilaginous) +
Upper lemma texture
cartilaginous +, coriaceous +  and indurate +
Vein architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Vein arrangement
spaced +
Vein presence
absent +
Vein quantity
2 (?) +
Vein size
major +
Volume
Volume 25 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism arrangement or pubescence
tufted +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and cespitose +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
Whole organism growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Whole organism reproduction
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +
Whole organism variability
various +
Wing width
wider +
X chromosome atypical quantity
14 +, 12 +  and 7 +
X chromosome quantity
9 +