Setaria villosissima

Setaria villosissima

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 villosissima

Name

Setaria villosissima (Scribn. & Merr.) K.Schum., Just's Bot. Jahresber. 28(1): 417 (1902)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chaetochloa villosissima Scribn. & Merr. in Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 21: 35 (1900)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• K.Schum., 1902. Just's Botanischer Jahresbericht 28(1): 417

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. 2025. Setaria villosissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Setaria villosissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Setaria villosissima. Published online. Accessed: October 19 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: hairy bristlegrass

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