Setaria intermedia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand & more
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Setaria intermedia
Identify Setaria intermedia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm fruit surface: Smooth, not spiny.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Delhi and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Setaria intermedia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Setaria intermedia
- Genus
- Setaria
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and grasslands
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar; introduced in tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit surface
- Smooth, not spinyrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Setaria intermedia itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Setaria intermedia
A member of the Poaceae family, Setaria intermedia is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and 8 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Poaceae
Grass family
Setaria intermedia belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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