Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Poaceae / Gramineae
Digitaria bicornis (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
English name: Southern Crabgrass, Asian crabgrass.
Local name: Pachar gaa h.
Description:
Annual erect grass of moist soil, culms decumbent, rooting at lower nodes, 30-60 cm
tall. Inflorescence digitate or subdigitate, racemes 2-5, spikelets paired.
Flowering Period:
February toApril.
Habitat:
Grows in waste grounds, often on sand.
Uses:
Used as a fodder.
Distribution:
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Africa,Australia, introduced inAmerica and Pakistan.
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