*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
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
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