Setaria scheelei Hitchc.

Southwestern bristlegrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Setaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.375-0.85m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.38 - 0.85
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-8
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses fodder
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 10 - 15
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Setaria scheelei world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235267-2
WFO ID wfo-0000899541
COL ID 4X2LG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alopecurus geniculatus Chaetochloa scheelei Panicum scheelei Setaria scheelei Chaetochloa polystachya Setaria polystachya