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Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen
marsh bristlegrass

       
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Photo of Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen
Setaria geniculata

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

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Synonyms:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

  CHGE4 Chaetochloa geniculata (Lam.) Millsp. & Chase
  CHIM2 Chaetochloa imberbis (Poir.) Scribn.
  PAGE4 Panicum geniculatum Lam.
  SEGE Setaria geniculata (Wild.) P. Beauv., nom. illeg.
  SEGR7 Setaria gracilis Kunth
 

Distribution:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Setaria
 

Classification:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Setaria P. Beauv. – bristlegrass
Species Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen – marsh bristlegrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Setaria geniculata
bristly foxtail              Endangered
Massachusetts:
bristly foxtail              Special Concern
Rhode Island:
Setaria geniculata
bristly foxtail              Special Concern
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

Setaria geniculata
marsh bristlegrass

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

Setaria geniculata:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC FAC FAC FAC NO FAC FAC FAC NI NI FAC NO FAC NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor       Low   Moderate  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505191.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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