Digitaria ischaemum (fingergrass, twitchgrass)
description: summer annual
place of origin: Europe
urban habitat: drought tolerant, common in trampled lawns, highway banks and median strips, small pavement openings and sidewalk cracks.
ecological function: disturbance-adapted colonizer of bare ground; tolerant of contaminated and compacted soil.
history: Digitaria ischaemum was once used as a forage grass in the south where cool-season grasses did not grow well. A decoction of the plant has been used for treatment of gonorrhea, as remedy for cataracts, debility, and to induce vomiting.
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description: summer annual
place of origin: Europe
urban habitat: drought tolerant, common in trampled lawns, highway banks and median strips, small pavement openings and sidewalk cracks.
ecological function: disturbance-adapted colonizer of bare ground; tolerant of contaminated and compacted soil.
history: Digitaria ischaemum was once used as a forage grass in the south where cool-season grasses did not grow well. A decoction of the plant has been used for treatment of gonorrhea, as remedy for cataracts, debility, and to induce vomiting.
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