Setaria megaphylla

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Setaria megaphylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Setaria
Species:
S. megaphylla
Binomial name
Setaria megaphylla
(Steud.) T.Dur. & Schinz
Synonyms [1]
  • Agrostis flabellataSalzm. ex Steud. nom. inval.
  • Panicum flabellatumSteud.
  • Panicum megaphyllumSteud.
  • Panicum oligochaete(K.Schum.) Kneuck.
  • Panicum phyllomacrumSteud.
  • Panicum plicatileHochst.
  • Panicum prolisetumSteud.
  • Setaria acutaStapf & C.E.Hubb.
  • Setaria chevalieriStapf
  • Setaria insignisde Wit
  • Setaria macrophyllaAndersson
  • Setaria natalensisde Wit
  • Setaria oligochaeteK.Schum.
  • Setaria phyllomacra(Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Setaria plicatilis(Hochst.) Hack. ex Engl.
  • Setaria proliseta(Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz

Setaria megaphylla, the broad-leaved bristle grass, big-leaf bristle grass, [2] ribbon bristle grass, [2] or bigleaf bristlegrass, [3] is native to south-eastern Africa. [4] It is also cultivated, and it has naturalized outside its native range, for example, in Florida in the United States. [2]

It may be found in glades in forested areas and along rivers or streams. It can grow to more than 2 metres tall and has broad dark green leaves and hairy leaf sheaths. Many kinds of birds, such as finches and canaries, eat the seeds. [5]

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References

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  4. van Oudtshoorn, F. (1992). Guide to Grasses of South Africa. ISBN   0-620-16539-1.
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