Setaria palmifolia

Setaria palmifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Setaria
Species:
S. palmifolia
Binomial name
Setaria palmifolia
Synonyms
  • Agrostis plicata Lour.
  • Chaetochloa effusa (E.Fourn.) Hitchc.
  • Chaetochloa palmifolia (J.Koenig) Hitchc. & Chase
  • Chaetochloa sulcata (Aubl.) Hitchc.
  • Chamaeraphis effusa (E.Fourn.) Kuntze
  • Chamaeraphis nepalensis (Spreng.) Kuntze
  • Chamaeraphis neurodes (F.W.Schultz) Kuntze
  • Chamaeraphis palmifolia (K.D.Koenig) Kuntze
  • Chamaeraphis paniculifera (Steud.) Kuntze
  • Chamaeraphis sulcata (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Panicum amplissimum Steud.
  • Panicum kleinianum Nees ex Andersson nom. inval.
  • Panicum lene Steud.
  • Panicum mexicanum Scribn. & Merr.
  • Panicum nepalense Spreng.
  • Panicum nervosum Roxb. nom. illeg.
  • Panicum neurodes Schult.
  • Panicum palmatum R.Schleich.
  • Panicum palmifolia J.Koenig [Spelling variant]
  • Panicum palmifolium J.Koenig
  • Panicum paniculiferum Steud.
  • Panicum plicatum Roxb. nom. illeg.
  • Panicum plicatum Willd. nom. illeg.
  • Panicum sulcatum Aubl.
  • Setaria effusa E.Fourn.
  • Setaria lenis (Steud.) Miq.
  • Setaria paniculifera (Steud.) E. Fourn. ex Hemsl.
  • Setaria paniculifera (Steud.) E.Fourn.
  • Setaria sulcata (Aubl.) Desv. nom. illeg.

Setaria palmifolia is a species of grass known by the common names palmgrass, highland pitpit, hailans pitpit, short pitpit, broadleaved bristlegrass, and knotroot. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia. It is known elsewhere as an introduced, and often invasive, species, including in Australia, New Zealand, many Pacific Islands, and the Americas.