PLANTS Profile for Setaria pumila ssp. pallidefusca (cattail grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon
cattail grass

Symbol:

SEPUP3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Setaria pumila ssp. pallidifusca

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. South Africa. Usage Requirements.

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Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon

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Synonyms:
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon

PAPU7	Panicum pumilum auct. non Poir.
SEGLP2	Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. var. pallidefusca (Schumach.) T. Koyama
SEGLP	Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. var. pallidifusca (Schumach.) T. Koyama, orth. var.
SEPA18	Setaria pallidefusca (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard
SEPA82	Setaria pallidifusca (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard, orth. var.
SEPUP	Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidifusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon, orth. var.	cattail grass, Queensland pigeon grass

Distribution:
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon


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Related Taxa:
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Setaria, 2 subspecies in Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.

Classification:
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon

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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 pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. – yellow foxtail
Subspecies	Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon – cattail grass

Noxious Weed Information:
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon

The synonym italicized and indented below is 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Setaria pallidifusca
cattail grass		Noxious weed
Alabama:
Setaria pallidifusca
cattail grass		Class A noxious weed
California:
Setaria pallidifusca
cattail grass		Quarantine
Florida:
Setaria pallidifusca
cattail grass		Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
Setaria pallidifusca
cattail grass		Prohibited
Minnesota:
Setaria pallidifusca
cattail grass		Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
Setaria pallidifusca
yellow bristlegrass		Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Setaria pallidifusca
cattail grass		Quarantine
South Carolina:
Setaria pallidifusca
cattailgrass		Plant pest
Vermont:
Setaria pallidifusca
cattail grass		Class A noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon

Setaria pallidifusca
cattail grass
yellow bristlegrass
Setaria pumila
cattail grass
smooth millet

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.

US		Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SEEPPC		Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.

Introduced Information:
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon

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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More Accounts and Images:
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon

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

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