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Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.

yellow bristle-grass (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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Setaria species have bristles arising from the base of each spikelet.

Byfield (VC32: Northamptonshire); 2015-08-20

 yellow bristle-grass / Setaria pumila: _Setaria_ species have bristles arising from the base of each spikelet.

In Setaria pumila, the bristles are distinctly gingery.

Byfield (VC32: Northamptonshire); 2015-08-20

 yellow bristle-grass / Setaria pumila: In _Setaria pumila_, the bristles are distinctly gingery.

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