- Setaria
Key to the species of Setaria
1Bristles antrorsely scabrous2 2Lemma of upper floret smooth or granular but not boldly ridged, quite blunt3 2Lemma of upper floret boldly transversely ridged, tapered to a minute apical point4 3Panicle thicker than 1 cm (not including bristles), with branches of panicle developed, mostly 10–20 mm long; fertile floret separating from remainder of spikelet at maturitySetaria italica 3Panicle thinner than 1 cm (bristles excluded), with branches not or hardly developed; spikelet falling entire at maturitySetaria viridis 4Perennial; leaves firm, mostly narrower than 4 mm; bristles generally about as long as spikeletsSetaria parviflora 4Annual; leaves flaccid, mostly wider than 5 mm; bristles generally considerably longer than spikeletsSetaria pumila From: Walsh, N.G. (1994). Poaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria. Vol. 2. Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
