Digitaria eriantha
(Pangola grass)
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FAMILY |
Poaceae |
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Species |
Digitaria eriantha |
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Common name(s) |
Pangola grass |
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Flower colour; life form |
Grass, perennial, tufted 40-120 cm tall. |
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Distinguishing features |
Leaf sheaths remain at base of stem and clasp it, thus giving it a woolly appearance. Ligule a fringed membrane 2-4 mm long. Inflorescence digitate with 3-10 racemes in several whorls, each 5-20 cm long, spikelets paired. |
