saeta, seta, = a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; of the spiny leaves of coniferous trees;
(a bristle, bristle-like organ, as the fruit-stalk of a (sporophore) moss)
-arius, = indicates connexion or possession.
(referring to bristles surrounding spikelets) (ld, BL, Le)
Setaria sphacelata var. sphacelata (G) Golden Millet, Gouemanne (PS) Location: (K)
sphacelus, = gangrene, mortification; a spasm, convulsion;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(with brown or blackish speckles) (LS, BL)
Setaria sphacelata var. torta (G, La) Buffelgras, Kruipgras, Small Creeping Foxtail (PS) Location: (P)
sphacelus, = gangrene, mortification; a spasm, convulsion;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(with brown or blackish speckles)
torqueo, torta, = to twist, to turn, turn about or away; a twistd loan, a twist. (LS, BL, ld)