Contains 15 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
SETARIA Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 51, 178, pl. 13(3). 1812, nom. cons. vs. Setaria Acharius ex Michaux 1803.
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TYPE: Setaria viridis (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois, typ. cons. (Panicum viride Linnaeus)
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setaria adhaerens | BUR BRISTLEGRASS | Not Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Setaria barbata | EAST INDIAN BRISTLEGRASS; MARYGRASS; CORNGRASS | Not Native | ||
| Setaria corrugata | COASTAL BRISTLEGRASS; COASTAL FOXTAIL | Native | ||
| Setaria faberi | JAPANESE BRISTLEGRASS; GIANT FOXTAIL | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Setaria italica | FOXTAIL BRISTLEGRASS | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Setaria macrosperma | CORAL BRISTLEGRASS; CORAL FOXTAIL | Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Setaria magna | GIANT BRISTLEGRASS | Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Setaria megaphylla | PALMGRASS | Not Native | ||
| Setaria palmifolia | PALMGRASS | Not Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Setaria parviflora | YELLOW BRISTLEGRASS; KNOTROOT FOXTAIL | Native FACW (NWPL) AD (WAP) FAC (DEP) | ||
| Setaria pumila | YELLOW BRISTLEGRASS; YELLOW FOXTAIL | Not Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Setaria rariflora | BRAZILIAN BRISTLEGRASS | Not Native | ||
| Setaria setosa | WEST INDIAN BRISTLEGRASS | Not Native | ||
| Setaria sphacelata | AFRICAN BRISTLEGRASS | Not Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Setaria viridis | GREEN BRISTLEGRASS; GREEN FOXTAIL; FOXTAIL MILLET | Not Native |
Identification Key
1. Bristles on pedicel below each spikelet 4-18
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1. Bristles on pedicel below each spikelet 0-3(6) (some spikelets abortive)
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2. Annual; spikelets 2-3.4 mm long
2. Perennial; spikelets 2-2.5 mm long
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3. Leaf blades 4-20(25) cm long; inflorescence (11) cm long
3. Leaf blades (8)15-50 cm long; inflorescence (5)10-25 cm long; bristles
4. Bristles retrorsely scabrous
4. Bristles antrorsely scabrous
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5. Inflorescence branch usually with only bristle subtending the terminal spikelet, bristles subtending more proximal spikelets usually absent or few
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5. Inflorescence branch with bristles subtending all spikelets
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6. Annual; leaf blades 10-25 mm wide; inflorescence rachis villous
6. Perennial; leaf blades 20-80 mm wide; inflorescence rachis scabrous or puberulent
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7. Inflorescence compact and spicate, the branches stiff and 2-5 cm long
7. Inflorescence open and paniculate, the branches lax and 6-10 cm long
8. Perennial; inflorescence somewhat loosely flowered
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8. Annual; inflorescence usually densely flowered or sometimes somewhat loose
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9. Spikelets 3-3.2 mm long
9. Spikelets 1.9-2.5 mm long
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10. Leaf blades 1-5 mm wide; lower glumes ca. 1/3 as long as the spikelets
10. Leaf blades 6-12 mm wide; lower glumes ca. half as long as the spikelets
11. Upper lemmas smooth and shiny (occasionally obscurely rugose); leaf blades 10-35 mm wide
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11. Upper lemmas distinctly transversely rugose, dull; leaf blades to 4-15(25) mm wide
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12. Spikelets 2.8-3.2 mm long, the lower palea absent or up to 1/2 as long as the lower lemma
12. Spikelets 1.8-2.2 mm long, the lower palea subequal to the lower lemma
13. Culm nodes often strigose or hispid; upper lemmas coarsely rugose
13. Culm nodes glabrous; upper lemmas finely rugose
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14. Leaf blade upper surface softly pilose; inflorescence mostly nodding from the base; spikelets 2.5-3 mm long
14. Leaf blades upper surface scabrous; inflorescence mostly nodding only near the apex; spikelets 1.8-2.2 mm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
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| Acrochaete | Acrochaete Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1, app.): 54. 1930, non Pringsheim 1863. | TYPE: Acrochaete pseudaristata Peter = Tansaniochloa Rauschert 1982. | |
| Camusiella | Camusiella Bosser, Adansonia, ser. 2. 6: 105. 1966. | TYPE: Camusiella vatkeana (K. Schumann) Bosser (Setaria vatkeana K. Schumann) | |
| Chaetochloa | Chaetochloa Lamson-Scribner, U.S.D.A. Div. Agrost. Bull. 4: 38. 1897. | TYPE: Chaetochloa viridis (Linnaeus) Lamson-Scribner (Panicum viride Linnaeus) = Setaria Palisot de Beauvois 1812. | |
| Cymbosetaria | Cymbosetaria Schweickerdt, in A. W. Hill, Hooker's Icon. Pl., ser. 5. 34: pl. 3320. 1939. | TYPE: Cymbosetaria sagittifolia (A. Richard) Schweickerdt (Pennisetum sagittifolium A. Richard) | |
| Tansaniochloa | Tansaniochloa Rauschert, Taxon 31: 561. 1982. | TYPE: Tansaniochloa pseudaristata (Peter) Rauschert (Acrochaete pseudaristata Peter) Substitute name for Acrochaete Peter 1930, non Pringsheim 1863. |