Setaria tenax
Also known as: Chaetochloa impressa (Nees) Hitchc. & Chase +14 more
- 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 semirugosum Nees
- 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.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Setaria tenax is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.