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Setaria basiclada

Setaria basiclada, synonym Paspalidium basicladum, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae native to Australia, first described by Dorothy Kate Hughes in 1923. It is an annual and is found in desert and dry shrublands. Australian authorities accept the name as Paspalidium basicladum, but other authorities consider the accepted name to be Setaria basiclada.

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Setaria basiclada
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Setaria
Species:
S. basiclada
Binomial name
Setaria basiclada
(Hughes) R.D.Webster1
Synonyms1
  • Paspalidium basicladum Hughes

Setaria basiclada, synonym Paspalidium basicladum,1 is a species of grass in the family Poaceae native to Australia, first described by Dorothy Kate Hughes in 1923.23 It is an annual and is found in desert and dry shrublands.1 Australian authorities accept the name as Paspalidium basicladum,24 but other authorities consider the accepted name to be Setaria basiclada.15

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  1. "Setaria basiclada (Hughes) R.D.Webster". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  2. "Paspalidium basicladum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. D.K. Hughes (1923). "The Genus Panicum of the Flora australiensis". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (in English and Latin). 1923 (9): 305-332 [318]. doi:10.2307/4120238. ISSN 0366-4457. JSTOR 4120238. Wikidata Q55788232.
  4. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "Florabase—the Western Australian Flora: Paspalidium basicladum". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  5. "Paspalidium basicladum Hughes". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.