Setaria geminata
Egyptian Panicgrass
Also known as: Digitaria adpressa Bojer +10 more
- Digitaria adpressa Bojer
- Digitaria affinis Roem. & Schult.
- Digitaria appressa (Lam.) Pers.
- Echinochloa geminata (Forssk.) Roberty
- Panicum beckmanniiforme J.C.Mikan ex Trin.
- Panicum briziforme J.Presl
- Panicum carnosum Salzm. ex Steud.
- Panicum geminatum Forssk.
- Panicum paludivagum Hitchc. & Chase
- Panicum paspalodes Pers.
- Panicum paspaloides Raddi
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Setaria geminata (commonly known as Egyptian Panicgrass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, St.Helena, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is.