Setaria setosa (Sw.) P.Beauv.

West indian bristlegrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Setaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use
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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Setaria setosa world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bahamas, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Setaria setosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:235268-2
WFO ID wfo-0000899553
COL ID 4X2LS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630658
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Synonyms

Chaetochloa caudata Chamaeraphis caudata Panicum cylindricum Panicum dumetorum Panicum triquetrum Setaria caudata Setaria setosa Chamaeraphis setosa Panicum paractaenoides Panicum rariflorum Chaetochloa rariflora Echinochloa setosum Panicum restitutum Setaria elongata Setaria leucophylla Setaria paractaenoides Setaria pyramidata Setaria rariflora Chaetochloa setosa Setaria leiophylla Panicum setosum Panicum leiophyllum Setaria brachiata Chamaeraphis setosa var. caudata Panicum setosum var. leiophyllum Setaria italica var. setosa Setaria setosa var. leiophylla Setaria setosa var. paractenioides Setaria vaginata var. bonariensis Setaria vaginata var. tandilensis Setaria cylindrica Panicum caudatum Panicum brachiatum Setaria setosa var. caudata Setaria setosa var. setosa Chamaeraphis caudata var. caudata