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Tasmania has
five introduced species of Setaria(pigeon grasses). Some of these are
reasonably common weed species. The inflorescence is a quite
compact, more-or-less cylindrical structure. The very distinctive
feature of these grasses is that each spikelet has one to four
bristles beneath it. In some species (especially Whorled Pigeon
Grass, S. verticillata) these catch in hair and clothing. The
spikelets are small, have two florets (the upper one with stamens
and an ovary, the lower sterile) and lack awns/ |
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