Biology:Setaria dielsii

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Short description: Species of grass

Setaria dielsii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Setaria
Species:
S. dielsii
Binomial name
Setaria dielsii
R.A.W.Herrm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Setaria buchananii Hitchc.

Setaria dielsii, commonly known as Diels' pigeon grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae native to Australia.

Description

It is an annual grass that grows in tufts from 20 to 130 centimetres high. It has green flowers that occur in an open panicle.[2][3]

Taxonomy

This species was first published by Rudolf Albert Wolfgang Herrmann in 1910.[4] Its only synonym is Setaria buchananii, published by Albert Spear Hitchcock in 1927.[5]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs in Western Australia[2] and the Northern Territory.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7456360 entry