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Setaria sphacelata (Schumacher) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard
African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Map of Florida Locations

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Setaria sphacelata has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Hendry County Not Native, Naturalized

Setaria sphacelata has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

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Setaria sphacelata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr