Texas Wildbuds
Setaria leucopila
(Plains Bristlegrass)
Setaria leucoplila, Window View Trail, Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park 3487
Setaria leucoplila, Window View Trail, Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park 3492
Setaria leucoplila, Window View Trail, Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park 3486
| Scientific Name | Setaria leucopila | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SELE6 |
| Common Name | Plains Bristlegrass, Streambed Bristlegrass | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 41249 |
| Family | Poaceae (Grass) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry soils in open areas on slopes, plains and grasslands; 3,000 to 7,000 ft . Plant: Tufted perennial grass, 8 to 40 inches tall; pale green; stems erect or with knee-like lower joints (geniculate). Foliage: Leaf blades 2-5 mm wide, flat or folded, 3-1/8 to 10 inches long, both surfaces are rough or nearly smooth beneath; sheaths are mostly smooth. Inflorescence: Single tight, bottle-brush-looking spike-like panicle 2-3/8 to 6 inches long; bristles usually solitary, 4-15 mm, ascending; spikelets almost 3 mm long, elliptical and 2-flowered, subtended by a single bristle up to 5/8-inch long; lower glumes about 1/2 as long as the florets, upper glumes from 3/4 as long to equaling the florets. Bloom Period: May to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, SEINet and Plants of Texas Rangelands. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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