Setaria parviflora Calflora

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Taxon Report

Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen

Marsh bristlegrass

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2022 Dianne Lake

2017 Peter Warner

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2017 Peter Warner

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

Setaria parviflora is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Setaria gracilis


	Plant Range Observation Search (411 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Setaria
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Chaetochloa geniculata
PLANTS	Chaetochloa imberbis
PLANTS	Panicum geniculatum
JEF + PLANTS	Setaria gracilis

Information about Setaria parviflora from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SEPA10) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/02/2023).