PLANTS Profile for Setaria palmifolia (palmgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf
palmgrass

Symbol:

SEPA6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

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Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf

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Synonyms:
Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf

PAPA18

Panicum palmifolium J. Koenig

Distribution:
Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf


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USA (HI)

Related Taxa:
Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Setaria

Classification:
Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf

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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 palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf – palmgrass

U.S. Weed Information:
Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf

broadleaved bristlegrass
hailans pitpit
palmgrass
short pitpit

This plant 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.

HEAR

USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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