Setaria pumila subsp. pallidefusca

(Schumach.) B.K. Simon
Synonyms: Setaria pallidefusca
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 558.

Blades dark green. Bristles reddish. Spikelets 2-2.5 mm. 2n = 18, 36, 54, 72.

Discussion

Setaria pumila subsp. pallidefusca is native to tropical Africa. It is now established as a weed in south¬eastern Louisiana, but it has also been collected in the past on ballast dumps in Portland, Oregon.

Reports of S. nigrirostris (Nees) T Durand & Schinz in North America have not been verified. It differs from S. pumila in being a rhizomatous perennial with spikelets 3.5-5 mm long and bristles with thickened tips (those of S. pumila are slender throughout). It is a native of southern Africa.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Introduced +
Setaria pallidefusca +
Setaria pumila subsp. pallidefusca +
Setaria pumila +
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