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Setaria (genus)

Pigeon Grass at Fyshwick, ACT

Setaria (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Apr 2019 08:54 AM
Setaria (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Apr 2019 08:54 AM
Setaria (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Apr 2019 08:54 AM
Setaria (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Apr 2019 08:54 AM
Setaria (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Apr 2019 08:54 AM
Setaria (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Apr 2019 08:54 AM
Setaria (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Apr 2019 08:54 AM
Setaria (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Apr 2019 08:54 AM
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Setaria (genus) 17 Apr 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Setaria (genus) 17 Apr 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Setaria pumila 16 Apr 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 16 Apr 2019 Mike

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In planting of lomandra.

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
How do you tell the difference between Setaria pumila & S. parviflora ?
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
According to Plantnet
Plants perennial; bristles evenly coloured= Setaria parviflora
Plants annual; bristles usually pale at the base = Setaria pumila

So looks like being Setaria parviflora?
Mike wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
Does size matter? These were bigger plants and bigger flowerheads than other grasses identified as Setaria species.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
Mike, did they look like perennials or annuals?
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
If we could confirm that they were perennial as a double check I would agree with Setaria parviflora.
Mike wrote:
   17 Apr 2019
Going by the descriptions and photos in 'Grasses of the NSW Tablelands' I would say Setaria pumila. Many plants had browned off so unless chemically induced this means they are annual. S. parviflora (slender pigeon grass) is described as having narrower flowerheads. I didn't take a specimen.

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