Setaria parviflora

Slender Pigeon Grass at Wodonga, VIC

Setaria parviflora at Wodonga, VIC - 15 Aug 2021 10:12 AM
Setaria parviflora at Wodonga, VIC - 15 Aug 2021 10:12 AM
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Identification history

Setaria parviflora 14 Oct 2023 Grassman
Unidentified 15 Aug 2021 KylieWaldon

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I'd love to know what this grass/sedge is. This prickly looking head, when the grass is bigger, is a shelter for beetles and flies. This one is very new and small.

3 comments

JaneR wrote:
   25 Apr 2023
Hi kylie, this is a grass (but i can't help you further)
Grassman wrote:
   14 Oct 2023
Why? Old, shortish, slender, pencil-shaped flowerhead, spikelets have already dropped leaving the subtending bristles behind
KylieWaldon wrote:
   15 Oct 2023
TY grassman :)

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Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Setaria parviflora Scientific name
  • Slender Pigeon Grass Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 854m Recorded at altitude
  • 70 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Setaria gracilis Setaria geniculata

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