Poaceae
Digitaria

Digitaria ammophila (Benth.) Hughes

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 313 (1923)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1982 Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia K000215231 Isotype Yes
Lazarides, M.; Palmer, J. [143] Australia K003796191 Yes
Glover, W.K. [7531] Australia K003796219 Yes
Blake, S.T. [148[6]8] Australia K003796195 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6114] Australia K003796210 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18918] Australia K003796206 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6434] Australia K003796211 Yes
McComb, W. [s.n.] Australia K003796224 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003796217 Yes
McDonald, T.J. [376] Australia K003796225 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11179] Australia K003796209 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K003796234 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10789] Australia K003796201 Yes
White, C.T. [8757] Australia K003796231 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [10304] Australia K003796240 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11019] Australia K003796200 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [6378] Australia K003796212 Yes
Hutchinson, G.D. [s.n.] Australia K003796227 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [17032] United Kingdom K002389140 No
Blake, S.T. [5754] Australia K003796203 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7583] Australia K003796198 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7131] Australia K003796214 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18918] Australia K003796205 Yes
s.coll. [140] Australia K003796193 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389144 No
Blake, S.T. [22477] Australia K003796194 Yes
Bancroft, T.L. [s.n.] Australia K003796241 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K003796228 Yes
Henderson, D.L.W. [378] Australia K003796216 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5754] Australia K001056095 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mason, J. [J/67/B5] United Kingdom K002389145 No
Hubbard, C.E. [5099] Australia K003796215 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [17032] United Kingdom K002389143 No
Blake, S.T. [8161] Australia K003796208 Yes
Blake, S.T. [6107] Australia K003796229 Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796238 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5421] Australia K003796233 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Winders, C.W. [7733] Australia K003796213 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K003796235 Yes
Blake, S.T. [5421] Australia K003796239 Yes
Blake, S.T. [10267] Australia K003796232 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8161] Australia K003796207 Yes
Sutherland, A.M. [5] Australia K003796226 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8567] Australia K003796222 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] K003796218 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389139 No
White, C.T. [9780] Australia K003796223 Yes
Blake, S.T. [8384A] Australia K003796221 Yes
Brown, R. [6115] Australia K001056097 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003796220 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002389142 No
Everist, S.L. [2758] Australia K003796204 Yes
White, C.T. [s.n.] Australia K003796242 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11018] Australia K003796196 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11127] Australia K003796202 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K001056098 Unknown Type Material Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796237 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11179] Australia K003796199 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K001056099 Unknown Type Material Yes
Belson, E. [s.n.] Australia K003796236 Yes
White, C.T. [8757] Australia K003796230 Yes
Blake, S.T. [11029] Australia K003796197 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [4] United Kingdom K002389141 No
Blake, S.T. [10380] Australia K001056096 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0