Setaria cernua

Setaria cernua is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it occurs in Imbabura, Carchi and Chimborazo Provinces. Some populations are protected in the Parque Nacional Llanganates, the Parque Nacional Sangay, and the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca. While its range is limited, it is common there.^[1]

Setaria cernua
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Setaria
Species:	S. cernua
Binomial name
Setaria cernua Kunth
Synonyms[2]
Chaetochloa cernua (Kunth) Hitchc. Panicum cernuum (Kunth) Willd. ex Spreng. Panicum stenothyrsum Pilg.