Setaria scheelei

Setaria scheelei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paniceae
Subtribus: Cenchrinae
Genus: Setaria
Species: Setaria scheelei

Name

Setaria scheelei (Steud.) Hitchc., Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 41: 163 (1928)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chaetochloa polystachya Scribn. & Merr., Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 21: 37 (1900), nom. superfl.
  • Chaetochloa scheelei (Steud.) Hitchc., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 207 (1922)
  • Panicum scheelei Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 51 (1853)
• Heterotypic
  • Alopecurus geniculatus Lindh. ex Scheele, Linnaea 22: 340 (1849), pro syn.
  • Setaria polystachya Scheele, Linnaea 22: 339 (1849), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hitchcock, A.S., 1928. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 41:163.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Setaria scheelei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Setaria scheelei. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Setaria scheelei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 October 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Setaria scheelei. Published online. Accessed: October 22 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Setaria scheelei in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: southwestern bristlegrass

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