Setaria vulpiseta

Setaria vulpiseta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Setaria
Species:
S. vulpiseta
Binomial name
Setaria vulpiseta
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. ^ NRCS. "Setaria vulpiseta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Setaria vulpiseta. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
  4. ^ a b c Setaria vulpiseta. USDA NRCS Plant Guide.