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Setaria

not marked as a favorite taxon Setaria Palisot de Beauvois. Common name: Foxtail Grass.

Contributed by Alan S. Weakley and Scott G. Ward

Key to Setaria

A genus of about 140-180 species, of tropical and warm temperate regions. The genus circumscription has been in flux, and problems remain. We here include Paspalidium in Setaria, following recent molecular analyses and older opinions (Webster 1995; Delfini et al. 2023).

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Subfamily: Panicoideae. Tribe: Paniceae. Subtribe: Cenchrinae. supertribe: Panicodae. clade: "PACMAD".

References: Allen (2003a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a); Crins (1991); Delfini et al. (2023); Rominger (2003) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a); Webster (1988); Webster (1993b); Webster (1995). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Setaria© Gary P. Fleming | Setaria faberi
image #2 of Setaria© Keith Bradley | Setaria barbata
image #3 of Setaria© Keith Bradley | Setaria parviflora | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Setaria© Bruce A. Sorrie | Setaria faberi | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Setaria© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward | Setaria chapmanii source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Setaria© Gary P. Fleming | Setaria italica | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Setaria© Gary P. Fleming | Setaria faberi
image #8 of Setaria© Keith Bradley | Setaria macrosperma | Original Image ⭷

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