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Reverchon's bristlegrass

Setaria reverchonii (Vasey) Pilg.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Setaria

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Reverchon's bristlegrass: Setaria reverchonii , Querecho Plains, east of Laguna Plata and west-southwest of Hobbs, 32.5823 -103.6610, Lea County, New Mexico, 6 Sep 2015.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Reverchon's bristlegrass

Synonyms

  • Chaetochloa reverchonii (Vasey) Smyth
  • Panicum reverchonii Vasey

Characteristics

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

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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.