Setaria obtusifolia
Also known as: Digitaria obtusifolia (Delile) Roem. & Schult. +6 more
- Digitaria obtusifolia (Delile) Roem. & Schult.
- Panicum obtusifolium Delile
- Panicum obtusifolium var. acutifolium Coss. & Durieu
- Panicum obtusiforme D.Dietr.
- Paspalidium obtusifolium (Delile) Simpson
- Paspalidium obtusifolium var. acutifolium (Coss. & Durieu) Maire
- Paspalidium platyrrhachis C.E.Hubb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, Setaria obtusifolia 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
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe