''Setaria basiclada'',

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''Paspalidium basicladum'', is a

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of grass in the family

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native to Australia, first described by Dorothy Kate Hughes in 1923. It is an annual and is found in desert and dry shrublands. Australian authorities accept the name as ''Paspalidium basicladum'', but other authorities consider the accepted name to be ''Setaria basiclada''.

References

Panicoideae Plants described in 1923 Flora of Western Australia Flora of South Australia Flora of the Northern Territory {{Panicoideae-stub