Poaceae
African bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Setaria
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Mannagras, Buffelgras, Kleinkruipmannagras, Kruipgras
- Chinese
- 南非狗尾草, 南非鴿草, 南非鸽草
- English
- African bristlegrass, South African pigeon grass
- ff
- Bishebadi
Synonyms
- Chaetochloa aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) Hitchc.
- Chaetochloa glauca var. aurea (Hochst. ex A.Braun) W.F.Wright
- Panicum aureum (Hochst. ex A.Braun) Nees
- Panicum chrysanthum Steud.
- Panicum rudimentosum Steud.
- Panicum sphacelatum Schumach.
- Pennisetum aureum A.Rich.
- Pennisetum rudimentosum Steud.
- Setaria almaspicata de Wit
- Setaria alpestris Peter
- Setaria anceps Stapf ex Massey
- Setaria anceps Stapf
- Setaria anceps var. sericea Stapf
- Setaria angustifolia Stapf
- Setaria aurea A.Braun
- Setaria aurea f. minor Pilg.
- Setaria aurea subsp. kisunduensis Vanderyst
- Setaria aurea var. breviseta Schweinf.
- Setaria aurea var. fumigata Peter
- Setaria aurea var. kinsundensis Vanderyst
- Setaria aurea var. latifolia Peter
- Setaria aurea var. longiseta Chiov.
- Setaria aurea var. pallida Stapf
- Setaria aurea var. palustris Vanderyst
- Setaria bussei R.A.W.Herrm.
- Setaria cana de Wit
- Setaria chrysantha (Steud.) Heynh.
- Setaria chrysochaeta T.Durand & Schinz
- Setaria decipiens de Wit
- Setaria flabellata Stapf
- Setaria flabellata subsp. flabellata
- Setaria flabellata subsp. natalensis de Wit
- Setaria flabelliformis de Wit
- Setaria glauca var. aurea (A.Braun) K.Schum.
- Setaria homblei De Wild.
- Setaria isalensis A.Camus
- Setaria laxispica Stapf
- Setaria myosuroides Peter
- Setaria neglecta de Wit
- Setaria perennis Hack.
and 19 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.