[Specimen of Grass.— A. H., Coimadai.2— Your [sp]ecimen,3 Baron von Mueller reports, is a species of [Se]taria, which has bristles like those on the British [Se]taria verticillata, but they are much shorter, [an]d therefore not objectionable to the extent of [cli]nging to the fleeces or hides of flocks and herds. [Alt]hough it is a small grass, it is evidently valuable [f]or its tenderness of texture, for the broadness of [it]s leaves and for holding out so late in the season.]
Setaria verticillata
Please cite as “FVM-96-03-00c,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on