Setaria dielsii

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

Clade:Embryophytes
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
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Setaria dielsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
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.
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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]

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