Setaria macrostachya Kunth

Large-spike bristlegrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Setaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.55-1.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 1.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use food
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 3 - 7
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Setaria macrostachya habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Setaria macrostachya fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Setaria macrostachya fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Setaria macrostachya world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Haiti, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235234-2
WFO ID wfo-0000899364
COL ID 4X2G9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Chaetochloa gibbosa Chaetochloa macrostachya Panicum alopecuros Panicum macrostachyum Setaria macrostachya Pennisetum alopecuros Chamaeraphis macrostachya Setaria gibbosa Setaria inopinata Chamaeraphis setosa var. macrostachya Panicum macrostachyum var. patens Setaria caudata var. pauciflora Setaria italica var. macrostachya Setaria polystachya