Setaria cernua
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Setaria 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. At least 11 subpopulations have been recorded, some of them protected by the Parque Nacionale Llanganates, the Parque Nacional Sangay and the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.
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- Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Setaria cernua. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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