giant green foxtail
(Setaria viridis var. major)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNA - Not applicable |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The culms are 40″ to 98″ tall and usually have 6 to 15 nodes. The nodes and sheaths are hairless. The blades are 6″ to 15¾″ long and ⅜″ to 1″ wide. The panicle is cylindrical and 4″ to 8″ long. It is erect or nodds only near the tip. The spikelets are about 1 ⁄16″ long. There are 1 to 3 bristles at the base of each spikelet. The bristles are usually green, rarely purple. |
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Height |
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40″ to 98″ |
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Habitat |
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Hill slopes, roadsides. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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Mid- to late-summer |
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Use |
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Distribution |
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| 10/11/2017 | ||||
Nativity |
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Native to Northern Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Indian subcontinent. Introduced and naturalized in the United States. |
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Occurrence |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
Order |
Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | PACMAD clade | ||
| Subfamily | Panicoideae | ||
| Tribe | Paniceae | ||
| Subtribe | Cenchrinae | ||
Genus |
Setaria (foxtails and bristlegrasses) | ||
| Species | Setaria viridis (green foxtail) | ||
Synonyms |
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Panicum viride var. major Panicum viride var. majus Setaria viridis var. robustaalba Setaria viridis var. robustapurpurea |
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Common Names |
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bottle grass giant green foxtail green bristle grass green bristlegrass green foxtail green foxtail millet green millet pigeongrass wild foxtail millet wild millet |
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Glossary
Culm
The hollow or pithy stem of a grass, sedge, or rush.
Node
The small swelling of the stem from which one or more leaves, branches, or buds originate.
Panicle
A pyramidal inflorescence with a main stem and branches. Flowers on the lower, longer branches mature earlier than those on the shorter, upper ones.
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