Poaceae
Coral bristlegrass
Setaria macrosperma
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Setaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Coral bristlegrass
Synonyms
- Chaetochloa macrosperma Scribn. & Merr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Bishop, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joseph Hubbard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Prather, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD, CC0, 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.