Finger grass
Digitaria horizontalis

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A grass. It is as erect annual herb. It grows 20-50 cm tall. The seeds are about 0.8 mm long

There are about 250 Digitaria species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows between 150-1,200 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, American Samoa, Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Terr., BIOT, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Central America, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Equatorial-Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guianas, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Indochina, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Marquesas, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, North America, Pacific, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, SE Asia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South America, St. Kitts and Nevis, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Venezuela, West Africa, West Indies

How it is used for food

It is a famine food.

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Byaing-chi-myet, Cebadilla, Iete, Djadje, Djadje-lade, Djadjua, Guarcam, Jamaican crabgrass, Kononi ka fini, Myet-sok, Nwa-che-myet, Pebife

Synonyms

Digitaria velutina (Forsskal) P. Beauv.;