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Setaria dielsii

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Setaria dielsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Setaria
Species:
S. dielsii
Binomial name
Setaria dielsii
Synonyms[1]
  • Setaria buchananii Hitchc.

Setaria dielsii, commonly known as Diels' pigeon grass, is a species of grass native to Australia.

Description

It is an annual grass that grows in tufts from 20 to 130 centimetres high. It has green flowers that occur in an open panicle.[2][3]

Taxonomy

This species was first published by Rudolf Albert Wolfgang Herrmann in 1910.[4] Its only synonym is Setaria buchananii, published by Albert Spear Hitchcock in 1927.[5]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs in Western Australia[2] and the Northern Territory.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "'"Setaria dielsii R.A.W.Herrm". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Setaria dielsii". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. ^ "Setaria dielsii R.A.W.Herrm". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. ^ "Setaria buchananii Hitchc". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  6. ^ http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/animals/native/pdf/plants_lcs-z.pdf
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