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Fall Witchgrass
Grass Family ( Poaceae : Paniceae )
Latin Name : Digitaria cognatum
(synonym : Leptoloma cognatum)
Longevity : Perennial
Season : Warm
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – fair
Livestock -fair
Remarks :
Short-grass with a large seedhead, nearly as
wide as it is long. The seedhead breaks loose at
maturity forming small tumbleweeds. One side
of the leaf blade is wavey. This grass is fairly
palatable and is consumed by large and small
mammals. Upland game birds eat the caryopsis.
Adapted to both sandy or clay soils of the plains
and prairies, often found alongside roadways.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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