Digitaria ciliaris

Digitaria ciliaris is a annual herb with erect culms growing up to 1 m tall. 
The grass is sometimes decumbent, rarely creeping and rooting at the lower nodes.

The culms of Digitaria ciliaris are growing from 20 cm to 1 m tall.
They are decumbent at the base and geniculately ascending.

The leaves of Digitaria ciliaris are linear to linear-lanceolate in shape. 
They are 5 to 20 cm long and 0.3 to 1 cm wide. 
The adaxial surface of the leaves are usually pilose. 
The leaf margins are thickened and scabrous. 
The ligule is less than 2 mm long and has an eciliate membrane.

The inflorescences of Digitaria ciliaris are digitate or subdigitate. 
The axis of the inflorescence can be up to 5 cm long in robust specimens. 
They are composed of 2 to 12 stiff racemes. Each raceme is 6 to 22 cm long. 
The racemes are sometimes adorned with sparse long white hairs. 
There are 3 anthers.

The fruit of Digitaria ciliaris is a caryopis. 
The grains are ellipsoid in shape and grey to light brown in colour.

The fruit of Digitaria ciliaris is a caryopis. 
The grain is ellipsoid in shape, it is grey to light brown in colour.

Digitaria ciliaris is commonly planted for its high protein content, to provide grazing for livestock.