Digitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha

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.

0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
obtuse +  and acuminate +
anatomy +  and kranz +
J.K. Wipff +
Steud. +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
divergent +  and parallel +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
membranous +
disarticulating +  and pseudopetiolate +
non-radiate +  and radiate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
papillose-hairy +
scabridulous +
usually linear +  and lanceolate occasionally ovate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
triquetrous +
spikelike +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
not developed +
planoconvex +
sometimes longer +
not rooting +
decumbent +  and erect +
35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br /> (140 cm1,400 mm <br />1.4 m <br />) +
Puerto Rico +, N.Mex. +, Calif. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Ariz. +  and Fla. +
1/5 +  and 1/2 +
capillary +
germination +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sometimes longer +
compressed +  and terete +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
unequal +
membranous +
papillose-based +
uncinate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
bracteate +  and ebracteate +
solid +  and hollow +
cauline +  and basal +
coriaceous +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
appressed-pubescent +
complex +  and simple +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 1 +
pedicellate +
subterranean +
dry +  and fleshy +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Introduced +
in triplets +  and paired +
1 +  and 60 +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
narrowly lanceolate +  and narrowly elliptic +
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (600 cm6,000 mm <br />6 m <br />) +
fused +  and free +
2 +  and 3 +
dome--shaped +  and triangular +
Gramineae +
Digitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha +
Digitaria eriantha +
subspecies +
membranous +
pubescent +  and wooly +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br />) +
brownish +  and gray +
cartilaginous +, coriaceous +  and indurate +
plant +  and cespitose +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +