''Setaria cernua'' is a species of grass in the family
Poaceae. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
, 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.
References
cernua
Endemic flora of Ecuador
Least concern plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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