Digitaria porrecta
| Digitaria porrecta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Digitaria |
| Species: | D. porrecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Digitaria porrecta S.T.Blake
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Digitaria coenicola var. ramosa Vickery | |
Digitaria porrecta, commonly known as finger panic grass,[3] is a species of perennial grass (Poaceae).[4]
Description
[edit]Digitaria porrecta grows up to 60cm (23.6in) tall and has linear leaves that range from 5-15cm (1.9-5.9in) in length. Its ligules are 2-3 mm long and its racemes are up to 30 cm long.[4][5]
Distribution
[edit]The species is native to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.[6]
In Queensland, it occurs in the town of Nebo (south-west of Mackay). Additionally, it occurs in the Central Highlands and from Jandowae to Warwick.[4]
In New South Wales, it occurs from Graman and Croppa Creek to the Liverpool Plains near Coonabarabran.[4]
Conservation
[edit]The species is listed as rare by the Nature Conservation Act 1992.[1] As for most plants in this area, threats to Digitaria porrecta include loss of habitat from bushfires and urban expansion, trampling from grazing livestock, and invasive grasses such as Chloris gayana (Rhodes grass) and Urochloa panicoides (liverseed grass).[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Digitaria porrecta: Conservation Advice" (PDF).
- ^ "Digitaria porrecta S.T.Blake". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Digitaria porrecta (A Finger Panic Grass)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ a b c d "Species Profile: Digitaria porrecta (Queensland Government)".
- ^ "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Digitaria porrecta | AusGrass2". ausgrass2.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-11-18.