Setaria parviflora
| Setaria parviflora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Setaria |
| Species: | S. parviflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen | |
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Setaria parviflora is a species of grass known by the common names marsh bristlegrass,[2] knotroot bristle-grass,[3] bristly foxtail and yellow bristlegrass. It is native to North America, including Mexico and the United States from California to the East Coast, Central America and the West Indies,[4] and South America.[5]
This grass is a perennial with small, knotty rhizomes. It produces stems 30 centimeters to well over one meter tall. The leaf blades are up to 25 centimeters long and under a centimeter wide.[4] The leaves are whitish-green.[6] The inflorescence is a compact, spikelike panicle up to 8 or 10 centimeters long. Surrounding each spikelet are up to 12 yellow or purple bristles.[4] The bristles stay on the stalk after the seeds drop away.[6]
This grass grows in moist habitat.[4] It can grow in salty habitat such as salt marshes.[6]
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Setaria parviflora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 3 4 Setaria parviflora. Grass Manual Treatment.
- ↑ Setaria parviflora. Germplasm Resources Information Network.
- 1 2 3 Setaria parviflora. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
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