Calflora
Taxon  Report   11079    
Setaria parviflora  (Poir.) Kerguélen
Marsh bristlegrass
Setaria parviflora, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Setaria gracilis
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Poaceae  
Genus: Setaria

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSChaetochloa geniculata
PLANTSChaetochloa imberbis
PLANTSPanicum geniculatum
JEF + PLANTSSetaria geniculata
JEF + PLANTSSetaria gracilis
More information about  Setaria parviflora
International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images

Consortium of California Herbaria 2

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 06/12/2021).