Setaria

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Foxtail
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Setaria parviflora in Hawai'i
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Setaria

P.Beauv. 1812, conserved name not Ach. ex Michx. 1803 (a lichen)[1][2]
Type species
Setaria viridis
Synonyms[4]

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caption=Setaria distantiflora (A.Rich.) Pilg., herbarium sheet

Setaria is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family.[5][6]

The name is derived from the Latin word seta, meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets.[7]

The genus includes over 100 species distributed in many tropical and temperate regions around the world,[8] and members are commonly known as foxtail or bristle grasses.[2][9][10][11][12][13]

Several species are cultivated for food or as animal fodder, such as foxtail millet (S. italica) and korali (S. pumila), while others are invasive weeds.[14] Setaria viridis is currently being developed as a genetic model system for bioenergy grasses.

Species[15][4][16][17]

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numerous species once considered members of Setaria but now regarded as better suited to other genera: Brachiaria Dissochondrus Echinochloa Holcolemma Ixophorus Oplismenus Panicum Paspalidium Pennisetum Pseudoraphis Setariopsis Urochloa

See also

References

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External links

  • Setaria. California Department of Food and Agriculture.