Setaria megaphylla

Setaria megaphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Setaria
Species: S. megaphylla
Binomial name
Setaria megaphylla
(Steud.) T.Dur. & Schinz
Synonyms[1]
  • Agrostis flabellata Salzm. ex Steud. nom. inval.
  • Panicum flabellatum Steud.
  • Panicum megaphyllum Steud.
  • Panicum oligochaete (K.Schum.) Kneuck.
  • Panicum phyllomacrum Steud.
  • Panicum plicatile Hochst.
  • Panicum prolisetum Steud.
  • Setaria acuta Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Setaria chevalieri Stapf
  • Setaria insignis de Wit
  • Setaria macrophylla Andersson
  • Setaria natalensis de Wit
  • Setaria oligochaete K.Schum.
  • Setaria phyllomacra (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Setaria plicatilis (Hochst.) Hack. ex Engl.
  • Setaria proliseta (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz

Setaria megaphylla, the broad-leaved bristle grass, big-leaf bristle grass, or ribbon bristle grass,[2] is native to south-eastern Africa.[3] It is also cultivated, and it has naturalized outside its native range, for example, in Florida in the United States.[2]

It may be found in glades in forested areas and along rivers or streams. It can grow to more than 2 metres tall and has broad dark green leaves and hairy leaf sheaths. Many kinds of birds, such as finches and canaries, eat the seeds.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Setaria megaphylla. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
  3. ↑ van Oudtshoorn, F. (1992). Guide to Grasses of South Africa. ISBN 0-620-16539-1.
  4. ↑ Setaria megaphylla. South African National Biodiversity Institute.