Taxon:  Setaria rara (R. Br.) R. D. Webster



Summary
Genus:
Setaria
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
449180
Place of publication:
Sida 16:444.  1995
Verified:
11/12/2024 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Panicum rarum R. Br.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Paspalidium rarum (R. Br.) Hughes

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Delfini, C. et al. 2023. An update of the Cenchrinae (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paniceae) and a new genus for the Subtribe to clarify the dubious position of a species of Panicum L. Plants. OAJ. 12:749. DOI: 10.3390/plants12040749. Note: included two samples of Australian Setaria rara (see Delfini et al. 2023 under S. magna)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishrare paspalidium as Paspalidium rarum1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). Note: as Paspalidium rarum
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory]

Reference(s)
  1. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=449180. Accessed 31 October 2026.