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Setaria flavida (Retz.) Veldkamp

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Setaria

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Setaria flavida: Paspalidium breviflorum, watercrown grass, is found in mown grassy areas in 7th Brigade Park.
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Panicum flavidum Retz.
  • Panicum flavidum var. orarium Domin
  • Panicum floridum Royle
  • Panicum granulare Lam.
  • Paspalidium breviflorum Vickery
  • Paspalum villosum Náves ex Fern.-Vill.

Flowers

In flower
October (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.