Chloris virgata

Blackseed grass, feather finger grass

An annual, usually leafy, up to 90 cm high, widely distributed in the tropics and in the sub-tropics with a shorter growing season. Palatable grazing when young, and fair hay if cut at the flowering stage.

							As % of dry matter
						DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ref
Fresh, full bloom, Kenya							12.9	31.1	13.8	1.8	40.4	133
Hay, Zimbabwe						88.2	10.3	34.2	12.7	1.8	41.0	499
							Digestibility (%)
					Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref
Hay					Cattle		46.5	58.1	47.3	57.4	1.84	499