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Taxon: Setaria leucopila (Scribn. & Merr.) K. Schum.

Genus: Setaria
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Panicoideae tribe: Paniceae.
Nomen number: 320129
Place of publication: Just's Bot. Jahresber. 28:417. 1902
Comment: formerly included in S. macrostachya Kunth
Name verified on: 21-Apr-1994 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 25-Jan-2002
Species priority site is: North Central Regional PI Station (NC7).
Accessions: 6 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • plains bristle grass   (Source: Grass Tex ) – English
  • streambed bristle grass   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

References:

  • Emery, W. H. P. 1957. A cyto-taxonomic study of Setaria macrostachya (Gramineae) and its relatives in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 84:95–121.
  • Englert, J. M. et al. 1999–. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas.
  • Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
  • Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2.
  • McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  • Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16.
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  • Webster, R. D. 1993. Nomenclature of Setaria (Poaceae: Paniceae). Sida 15:457.
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Check other web resources for Setaria leucopila (Scribn. & Merr.) K. Schum.:


Images:

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  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?320129 (20 May 2013)

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