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vngarden wrote: The key difference is the way it blooms. M. capitulata blooms at or near the base or rhizome of the plant. Setaria palmifolia blooms just like a regular grass.
I uploaded 2 images of M. capitulata photographed at the Conservatory in Seattle, WA.
You could go back there to see the way it blooms and make a determination base on that.