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General Information

Digitaria fuscescens is a perennial grass with erect culms. The plant spreads by means of creeping stolons, forming mats of growth up to 40cm tall[].
The plant covers slopes quickly and can be used to control erosion.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Africa - Madagascar, Mauritius; E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines.

Habitat

Locally common as a pioneer on sandy to rocky soils in disturbed sites, such as beaches and dunes; at elevations up to 1,350 metres[].

Properties

Weed Potential	Yes
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	0.30 m
Pollinators	Wind
Cultivation Status	Cultivated

Cultivation Details

The plant is often found as a weed of cultivated crops and disturbed soils within its native range. It has proved to be invasive when taken outside its native range, spreading into the wild by means of seeds and fragments of its rhizomes[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Agroforestry Uses:

The plant can cover slopes quickly and so can be used for erosion control[]. It should only be used in areas where it is native, however, since the plant sometimes becomes a noxious weed.

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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