Setaria
Encyclopedia
Setaria is a genus of grass
es in the Poaceae
family.
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
es in the Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
family.
Selected species
- Setaria cernuaSetaria cernuaSetaria cernua is a species of grass in the Poaceae family.It is endemic to Ecuador.It is a grass endemic to Andean Ecuador, where it is common and frequent in dry areas of Imbabura, Carchi and Chimborazo provinces...
Kunth - Setaria dielsiiSetaria dielsiiSetaria dielsii, commonly known as Diels' Pigeon Grass, is a species of grass native to Australia.-Description:It is an annual grass that grows in tufts from 20 to 130 centimetres high. It has green flowers that occur in an open panicle....
R.A.W.Herrm. - Setaria faberiSetaria faberiSetaria faberi, the Giant Foxtail, also known as Chinese foxtail, Chinese millet, giant bristlegrass, or nodding foxtail, is an Asian grass. It is a summer annual, with plants emerging from seeds in the spring, and setting seeds in the late summer or fall.Giant foxtails prefer compacted soils,...
R.A.W.Herrm. - Setaria incrassata (Hochst.) Hack. – Vlei Bristle Grass
- Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv. – Foxtail millet
- Setaria leucopila (Scribn. & Merr.) K.Schum. – Plains bristlegrass
- Setaria megaphyllaSetaria megaphyllaThe Broad-Leaved Bristle Grass is native to south-eastern Africa. It may be found in glades in forested areas and along rivers or streams. It can grow to more than 2m tall and has broad dark green leaves and hairy leaf sheaths...
(Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz – Broad-leaved Bristle Grass - Setaria nigrirostris (Nees) T.Durand & Schinz – Black-seed Bristle Grass
- Setaria palmifolia (J.Koenig) Stapf – Palmgrass
- Setaria pumilaSetaria pumilaSetaria pumila is a species of grass known by many common names, including yellow foxtail, yellow bristlegrass, pigeon grass, and cattail grass. It is native to Europe, but it is known throughout the world as a common weed. It grows in lawns, sidewalks, roadsides, cultivated fields, and many other...
(Poir.) Roem. & Schult. - Setaria sphacelataSetaria sphacelataSetaria sphacelata is a species of grass known by the common name African bristlegrass. It is native to tropical Africa, but it is grown in many other areas as a forage for grazing livestock. It may also be planted to reduce the invasion of weeds. In some places it grows in the wild as a...
(Schumach.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. - Setaria verticillataSetaria verticillataSetaria verticillata is a species of grass known by the common names Bristly foxtail and hooked bristlegrass. It is native to Europe, but it is known on most continents as an introduced species and often a noxious weed. It is a hardy bunchgrass which grows in many types of urban, cultivated, and...
(L.) P. Beauv. – Bristly foxtail - Setaria viridisSetaria viridisSetaria viridis is a species of grass known by many common names, including green foxtail and green bristlegrass. It is native to Eurasia, but it is known on most continents as an introduced species and is closely related to Setaria faberi, a noxious weed...
(L.) P.Beauv.
Formerly placed here
- Dissochondrus biflorus (Hillebr.) Kuntze ex Hack. (as S. biflora Hillebr.)
- Paspalidium caespitosum C.E.Hubb. (as S. brigalow R. D. Webster)
- Paspalidium distans (Trin.) Hughes (as S. distans (Trin.) Veldkamp)
- Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A.Camus (as S. flavida (Retz.) Veldkamp)
- Paspalidium geminatum (Forssk.) Stapf (as S. geminata (Forssk.) Veldkamp)
- Paspalidium globoideum (Domin) Hughes (as S. globoidea (Domin) R.D.Webster)
- Paspalidium gracile (R.Br.) Hughes (as S. spartellum (S.T.Blake) R.D.Webster)
- Paspalidium jubiflorum (Trin.) Hughes (as S. jubiflora (Trin.) R.D.Webster)
- Paspalidium rarum (R.Br.) Hughes (as S. rara (R.Br.) R.D.Webster)
- Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br. (as S. glauca (L.) P.Beauv.)