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*Setaria sphacelata (Schumacher) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard. Common name: African Bristlegrass. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Africa.

Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy : = FlGr, FNA25, K4, WH3; = n/a — RAB; > Setaria sphacelata (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. var. sericea (Stapf) Clayton — Meso6; Panicum sphacelatum Schumacher — (basionym)

Links to other floras: = Setaria sphacelata - FNA25

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  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

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