Common name
English: Milhã-amarela, Yellow Bristle-Grass
German: Fuchsrote Borstenhirse, Gelbe Borstenhirse
Mandarin: 金色狗尾草 (jin se gou wei cao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)
Genus: Setaria (2)
Epithet: pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. (1)
Synonyms: Panicum glaucum L., Setaria glauca P. B., Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv.
glauca => greyish or bluish
glaucum => greyish or bluish
pumila => short, very small, low, small, dwarf
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green
External links
Check for Setaria pumila at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [362] Setaria pumila - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [694] Setaria pumila - Plants For A Future database
- [1262] Setaria pumila - GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora
- [1621] Setaria pumila - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [20] Klapp,E., Boberfeld,W.O.von (1990): Taschenbuch der Gräser. Paul Parey, Berlin, Germany.