Digitaria brownii

Digitaria brownii, also known as cotton grass or cotton panic grass, is a species of perennial grass in the genus of Digitaria.^[1][2]

Digitaria brownii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Digitaria
Species:	D. brownii
Binomial name
Digitaria brownii D.Popenoe (1923)
Synonyms
Panicum brownii Trichachne brownii Panicum glareae Panicum laniflorum Panicum villosum

Description

The maximum height for D. brownii is 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) with the average height being 0.498 m (1 ft 7.6 in). Its flat hairless leaves are 300–160 mm (11.8–6.3 in) in length and 1–7 mm (0.039–0.276 in) wide, with rough and wavy margins, and a drawn-out straight point. It has 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) spikelets, with white, brownish, or purple hairs.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Digitaria brownii is indigenous to all states of Australia except for Tasmania.^[1] Additionally, it has been introduced to India.^[4] It grows well in sandy and loamy clay soils.^[5]