Poaceae
Grisebach's bristlegrass
Setaria grisebachii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Setaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Grisebach's bristlegrass
Synonyms
- Chaetochloa grisebachii (E.Fourn.) Scribn.
- Chaetochloa grisebachii var. ampla Scribn. & Merr.
- Chaetochloa grisebachii var. mexicana Scribn. & Merr.
- Chaetochloa membranifolia (R.A.W.Herrm.) Hitchc.
- Setaria grisebachii var. ampla Scribn. & Merr.
- Setaria laevis E.Fourn.
- Setaria membranifolia R.A.W.Herrm.
- Setaria mexicana Scribn. & Merr.
- Setaria pseudoverticillata E.Fourn.
- Setaria yucatana R.A.W.Herrm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Martorell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Martorell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.