ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Setaria tenax

Name author: (Rich.) Desv.

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Setaria
Species: Setaria tenax
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1831

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Setaria tenax. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

22 synonyms in this snapshot

Chaetochloa impressaName author: (Nees) Hitchc. & Chase
Chaetochloa salzmannianaName author: Hitchc.
Chaetochloa semirugosaName author: (Nees) Kuhlm.
Chaetochloa tenaxName author: (Rich.) Hitchc.
Chamaeraphis setosa f. biconvexaName author: (Griseb.) Kuntze
Panicum amphibolumName author: Steud.
Panicum impressumName author: Nees
Panicum intermediumName author: Salzm. ex Steud.
Panicum rugosumName author: Hemsl.
Panicum semirugosumName author: Nees
Panicum setosumName author: Trin. ex Döll
Panicum sphaerocarpumName author: Salzm. ex Steud.
Panicum sphaerocarpum var. villosumName author: Döll
Panicum tenaxName author: Rich.
Setaria biconvexaName author: Griseb.
Setaria granosaName author: Desv.
Setaria impressaName author: (Nees) Kunth
Setaria salzmannianaName author: (Hitchc.) Kuhlm.
Setaria semirugosaName author: (Nees) Kunth
Setaria sphaerocarpaName author: F.T.Hubb.
Setaria tenax var. antrorsaName author: Rominger
Setaria tenax var. tenaxName author: Not supplied

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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