Poaceae
Setaria tenax
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Setaria
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Synonyms
- Chaetochloa impressa (Nees) Hitchc. & Chase
- Chaetochloa salzmanniana Hitchc.
- Chaetochloa semirugosa (Nees) Kuhlm.
- Chaetochloa tenax (Rich.) Hitchc.
- Chamaeraphis setosa f. biconvexa (Griseb.) Kuntze
- Panicum amphibolum Steud.
- Panicum impressum Nees
- Panicum intermedium Salzm. ex Steud.
- Panicum rugosum Hemsl.
- Panicum semirugosum Nees
- Panicum setosum Trin. ex Döll
- Panicum sphaerocarpum Salzm. ex Steud.
- Panicum sphaerocarpum var. villosum Döll
- Panicum tenax Rich.
- Setaria biconvexa Griseb.
- Setaria granosa Desv.
- Setaria impressa (Nees) Kunth
- Setaria salzmanniana (Hitchc.) Kuhlm.
- Setaria semirugosa (Nees) Kunth
- Setaria sphaerocarpa F.T.Hubb.
- Setaria tenax var. antrorsa Rominger
- Setaria tenax var. tenax
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.