Digitaria porrecta

Digitaria porrecta, commonly known as finger panic grass, is a species of perennial grass (Poaceae).

Description

Digitaria porrecta grows up to tall and has linear leaves that range from in length. Its ligules are 2–3 mm long and its racemes are up to 30 cm long.

Distribution

The species is native to Queensland and New [South Wales], Australia.
In Queensland, it occurs in the town of Nebo. Additionally, it occurs in the Central [Highlands Region|Central Highlands] and from Jandowae to Warwick.
In New South Wales, it occurs from Graman, [New South Wales|Graman] and Croppa Creek to the Liverpool Plains near Coonabarabran.

Conservation

The species is listed as rare by the Nature Conservation Act 1992. 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 and Urochloa panicoides.