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Plains Bristlegrass
Shelly D. Maher, USDA NRCS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Grasses & bamboos

Plains Bristlegrass

Setaria vulpiseta (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.

Names

EnglishPlains Bristlegrass
Dutch—
SpanishZacate carrizo
Chinese—
Scientific nameSetaria vulpiseta (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.

About this species

Setaria vulpiseta is a species of grass known by the common name plains bristlegrass. It is native to North America, where it occurs in Texas to Colorado to Arizona in the United States and northern and central Mexico.

This perennial grass grows up to 3 to 4 feet tall. It is yellow in color when mature. The hairy leaves are up to 10 inches long and have a ligule of hairs. The inflorescence is up to 5 inches long and is very narrow.

This grass is a common forage in the American southwest. It is good grazing for livestock. The seed provides food for wildlife. Its natural habitat is dry rangeland as well as low plains that receive flooding.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSetaria

In Suriname

29Records in Suriname
1818First record
1969Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1
  • Saramacca1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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