Setaria vulpiseta

Setaria vulpiseta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Setaria
Species: S. vulpiseta
Binomial name
Setaria vulpiseta
(Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaetochloa amplifolia (Steud.) Scribn.
  • Chaetochloa composita (Kunth) Scribn.
  • Chaetochloa trichorhachis (Hack.) Hitchc.
  • Chaetochloa vulpiseta (Lam.) Hitchc. & Chase
  • Chamaeraphis composita (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Panicum amplifolium Steud.
  • Panicum compositum (Kunth) Nees nom. illeg.
  • Panicum macrourum Trin.
  • Panicum subsphaerocarpum Schltdl.
  • Panicum vulpisetum Lam.
  • Setaria alopecurus Fisch. ex Trin. nom. inval.
  • Setaria composita Kunth
  • Setaria lancifolia R.A.W.Herrm.
  • Setaria macrostachya Hochst. ex Steud. nom. inval.
  • Setaria reversipila R.A.W.Herrm.
  • Setaria trichorhachis (Hack.) R.C.Foster

Setaria vulpiseta is a species of grass known by the common name plains bristlegrass.[2] It is native to North America, where it occurs in Texas to Colorado to Arizona in the United States and northern and central Mexico.[3]

This perennial grass grows up to 3[3] to 4 feet tall.[4] It is yellow in color when mature. The hairy leaves are up to 10 inches long and have a ligule of hairs. The inflorescence is up to 5 inches long and is very narrow.[4]

This grass is a common forage in the American southwest. It is good grazing for livestock. The seed provides food for wildlife.[3] Its natural habitat is dry rangeland as well as low plains that receive flooding.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Setaria vulpiseta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Setaria vulpiseta. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
  4. 1 2 3 Setaria vulpiseta. USDA NRCS Plant Guide.
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