Digitaria texana
Family: Poaceae
Description: Perennial, sometimes decumbent and rooting at lower nodes. Basal sheaths villosus. Panicles of 5-10 primary spikelike branches. Upper lemmas purple at maturity.
Location: Coastal prairies and longleaf pine woodlands of coastal Texas Sandy oak woodlands and prairies.
Soil Type: Most soils.
Trivia: Texas endemic.
Bloom: Winter
Importance: Part of the native grassland communities of Texas, contributing to local biodiversity.
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