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Poaceae
Setaria

not marked as a favorite taxon *Setaria sphacelata (Schumacher) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard. Common name: African Bristlegrass. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of subsaharan Africa.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3; = n/a — RAB; > Setaria sphacelata (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. var. sericea (Stapf) Clayton — Meso6. Basionym: Panicum sphacelatum Schumach. 1827

Links to other floras: = Setaria sphacelata - FNA25

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  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

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