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Streambed bristlegrass

Setaria leucopila

Also called Plains Bristle Grass, Streambed Bristle Grass, Yellow Foxtail

Streambed bristlegrass
Photo: Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, Public domain
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Native range
WC. & S. U.S.A. to C. Mexico, Argentina
Climate
subtropical

About

Setaria leucopila, commonly known as streambed bristlegrass or plains bristlegrass, is a perennial prairie grass that is native to the southern plains of the United States.

Other Setaria plants

Setaria brigalow · Watercrown grass · East Indian bristlegrass · Setaria basiclada · Setaria cernua · Diels Pigeon Grass · Spreading Panicgrass · Japanese bristlegrass · Sago Grass · Foxtail millet · Bigleaf bristlegrass · Palmgrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Setaria leucopila by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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