marsh bristlegrass - Setaria parviflora

Synonyms: Setaria geniculata, marsh bristlegrass ,

USDA Plant Code: SEPA10
Light Requirement: full sun
Soil Moisture: dry
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : no
Growth Habits: graminoid,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: no
Bloom Period: spring-fall
Fragrant: no
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Floret(s); Ventral (left) and dorsal (right) view of floret. Similar to an FNW taxon.
Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Floret(s); Spikelets in ventral view with glumes and sterile lemma removed to reveal sterile palea atop the fertile floret.
D. Walters and C. Southwick, USDA, Bugwood.org
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Spikelet(s); Left to right: Two spikelets in dorsal view showing upper glume and fertile lemma; spikelet in ventral view showing lower glume and sterile lemma; floret in dorsal view; floret in ventral view. Similar to an FNW taxon.
Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Collar
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Collar
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); November. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Caryopsis in ventral (left) and dorsal (right) views.
D. Walters and C. Southwick, USDA, Bugwood.org
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