Poaceae

Liebmann's bristlegrass

Setaria liebmannii E.Fourn.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Setaria

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Liebmann's bristlegrass (Setaria liebmannii) — FlowerPhoto: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Liebmann's bristlegrass

Synonyms

Chaetochloa liebmannii (E.Fourn.) Scribn. & Merr.
Chaetochloa liebmannii var. pauciflora (Beal) Scribn. & Merr.
Chamaeraphis caudata var. pauciflora Beal
Panicum dissitiflorum Steud.
Panicum rariflorum Steud.
Setaria rariflora J.Presl

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Augusto Olmos Mercado, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.