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Habitats include, sandhills, savannas, and other dry soils. Other varieties can be found in grasslands, pine flatwoods, pince savannas, old fields, and other fields. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
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Flowering has been recorded for ''P. setaceum'' in June. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Pan Flora]</ref>
 
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''P. setaceum'' provides forage for livestock and deer in Texas. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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Birds will eat the seeds.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
 
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Revision as of 13:46, 24 May 2018

Paspalum setaceum
Paspalum setaceum AFP.jpg
Photo by Shirley Denton hosted at Atlas of Florida Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Paspalum
Species: P. setaceum
Binomial name
Paspalum setaceum
Michx.
PASP SETA DIST.JPG
Natural range of Paspalum setaceum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: P. debile (Michaux)

Varieties: Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifolium (Michaux), Paspalum setaceum var. longepedunculatum (LeConte), Paspalum setaceum var. muhlengergii (Nash), Paspalum setaceum var. psammophilum (Nash), Paspalum setaceum var. rigidifolium (Nash), Paspalum setaceum var. stramineum (Nash), Paspalum setaceum var. supinum (Bosc ex Poiret), Paspalum setaceum var. villosissimum (Nash)

Description

P. setaceum is a perennial graminoind of the Poaceeae family that is native to North America. [1]

Distribution

P. setaceum is found throughout the majority of the continental United States, excepting western states North Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and California. It is also found in Ontario, Canada. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

Habitats include, sandhills, savannas, and other dry soils. Other varieties can be found in grasslands, pine flatwoods, pince savannas, old fields, and other fields. [2]

Phenology

Flowering has been recorded for P. setaceum in June. [3]

Use by animals

P. setaceum provides forage for livestock and deer in Texas. [1]

Birds will eat the seeds.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Pan Flora