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Digitgrass (Digitaria eriantha)

Digitaria Eriantha, or more commonly know as Digitgrass, is a graminoid with green foliage of the genus Digitaria. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 2 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is summer. Digitaria Eriantha or Digitgrass's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, specifically in the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii and New Mexico.

Category: Monocot
Genus: Digitaria
Family: Poaceae
Order: Cyperales
Class: Liliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status: L48 (I) HI (I) PR (I)
Active Growth Period: Summer
After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Rapid
Allelopath: No
Bloat: Low
C:N Ratio: Medium
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Conspicuous: No
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Porous
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Fine
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Stoloniferous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Height Mature (feet): 2
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Moderate
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Decumbent
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: None
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Fertility Requirement: Low
Fire Tolerance: High
Frost Free Days Minimum: 180
Moisture Use: Low
pH (Minimum): 5
pH (Maximum): 7
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 11000
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 43000
Precipitation (Minimum): 40
Precipitation (Maximum): 60
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 6
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Temperature Minimum (°F): 17
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: No
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: No
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: No
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: Yes
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 0
Seed Spread Rate: None
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: Moderate

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Digitgrass (Digitaria eriantha)

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