Common Name(s): | Fall Witchgrass, Witchgrass,Fall |
Scientific Name: | Digitaria cognata |
Synoyms: | Leptoloma cognatam |
Family: | Poaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Warm |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | 20 - 60 cm |
Flowers: | May - Nov |
Description: Most frequently found on sandy to clay prairie soils. Its inflorescence is open and diffuse at maturity with a single, terminal spikelet at the tip of each branch. Its leaf blades are typically wrinkled along the margins. It is of fair value to cattle and some species of wildlife. |