Poaceae

Southwestern bristlegrass

Setaria scheelei (Steud.) Hitchc.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Setaria

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Southwestern bristlegrass (Setaria scheelei) — FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Southwestern bristlegrass

Synonyms

Alopecurus geniculatus Lindh. ex Scheele
Chaetochloa polystachya Scribn. & Merr.
Chaetochloa scheelei (Steud.) Hitchc.
Panicum scheelei Steud.
Setaria polystachya Scheele

Flowers

In flower: May, July to September (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Craig Hensley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, 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.