Setaria atrata Hack. ex Engl.

Species

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Characteristics

Panicle 6–40 cm. long, spiciform, cylindrical, the rhachis tomentellous to pilose; bristles 3–10 mm. long, ciliate but sometimes sparsely so, filiform and flexuous, rather scanty.
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Inferior floret sterile without a palea, its lemma membranous and light green to purple.
Inferior glume up to 1/3, the superior to 1/2 length of spikelet.
Spikelets 2–3 mm long, lanceolate-elliptic, dorsally compressed.
Culms 60–250 cm. high, the nodes glabrous.
Leaf laminae narrow, often convolute.
Superior lemma punctate.
Tussocky perennial.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Setaria atrata world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:421450-1
WFO ID wfo-0000899007
COL ID 6YKDQ
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Synonyms

Setaria atrata Setaria blepharochaeta Setaria pennata