Setaria utowanaea
Caribbean Bristlegrass
Also known as: Panicum ophiticola Hitchc. & Ekman +12 more
- Panicum ophiticola Hitchc. & Ekman
- Panicum sintenisii Nash
- Panicum utowanaeum Scribn.
- Panicum utowanaeum Scribn. ex Millsp.
- Paspalidium ophiticola (Hitchc. & Ekman) Davidse & R.W.Pohl
- Paspalidium subtransiens (Hitchc. & Ekman) Davidse & R.W.Pohl
- Paspalidium utowanaenum (Scribn.) Davidse & R.W.Pohl
- Paspalidium utowanaeum (Scribn.) Davidse & R.W.Pohl
- Setaria ophiticola (Hitchc. & Ekman) León
- Setaria ophiticola (Hitchc. & Ekman) Prince, 1946
- Setaria subtransiens Hitchc. & Ekman
- Setaria utowanaea var. ophiticola (Hitchc. & Ekman) W.E.Fox
- Setaria utowanaea var. subtransiens (Hitchc. & Ekman) W.E.Fox
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in South America, Setaria utowanaea (commonly known as Caribbean Bristlegrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Colombia, Cuba, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.