Setaria megaphylla

Setaria megaphylla, the broad-leaved bristle grass, big-leaf bristle grass,^[2] ribbon bristle grass,^[2] or bigleaf bristlegrass,^[3] is native to south-eastern Africa.^[4] It is also cultivated, and it has naturalized outside its native range, for example, in Florida in the United States.^[2]

Setaria megaphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Setaria
Species:	S. megaphylla
Binomial name
Setaria megaphylla (Steud.) T.Dur. & Schinz
Synonyms[1]
Agrostis flabellata Salzm. ex Steud. nom. inval. Panicum flabellatum Steud. Panicum megaphyllum Steud. Panicum oligochaete (K.Schum.) Kneuck. Panicum phyllomacrum Steud. Panicum plicatile Hochst. Panicum prolisetum Steud. Setaria acuta Stapf & C.E.Hubb. Setaria chevalieri Stapf Setaria insignis de Wit Setaria macrophylla Andersson Setaria natalensis de Wit Setaria oligochaete K.Schum. Setaria phyllomacra (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz Setaria plicatilis (Hochst.) Hack. ex Engl. Setaria proliseta (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz

It may be found in glades in forested areas and along rivers or streams. It can grow to more than 2 metres tall and has broad dark green leaves and hairy leaf sheaths. Many kinds of birds, such as finches and canaries, eat the seeds.^[5]