Green foxtail
(Setaria viridis var. viridis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNA - Not applicable SNA - Not applicable |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The culms are 8″ to 40″ tall and usually have 4 to 10 nodes. The nodes and sheaths are hairless. The blades are 1½″ to 10″ long and ⅛″ to ½″ wide. The panicle is cylindrical and 1¼″ to 3⅛″ long. It is erect or nodds only near the tip. 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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8″ to 40″ |
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Similar Species |
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Yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila) spikelets have 5 to 20 bristles at the base. The bristles are yellow, brownish-gold, or sometimes purple. |
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Habitat |
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Hill slopes, roadsides. |
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Ecology |
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Flowering |
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Mid- to late-summer |
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Distribution |
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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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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (Plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Pteridobiotina | ||
| Phylum | Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (Monocots) | ||
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Poales (Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies) | ||
Family |
Poaceae (Grasses) | ||
| Subfamily | Panicoideae (Bristlegrasses, Bluestems, Paspalums, and Allies) | ||
| Tribe | Paniceae (Bristle, Rosette, and Barnyard Grasses, and Allies) | ||
| Subtribe | Cenchrinae | ||
Genus |
Setaria (Foxtails and Bristlegrasses) | ||
| Species | Setaria viridis (green foxtail) | ||
Synonyms |
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Chaetochloa comosa Chaetochloa gigantea Chaetochloa gigantea var. furcata Chaetochloa gigantea var. pilosa Chaetochloa viridis Chaetochloa viridis var. breviseta Chaetochloa viridis var. depressa Chaetochloa viridis var. japonica Chaetochloa viridis var. maior Chaetochloa viridis var. minor Chaetochloa viridis var. pachystachys Chaetochloa viridis var. weinmannii Chamaeraphis italica var. viridis Chamaeraphis viridis Ixophorus viridis Panicum bicolor Panicum comosum Panicum giganteum Panicum humile Panicum italicum var. viride Panicum laevigatum Panicum pachystachys Panicum panis var. viride Panicum psilocaulon Panicum purpurascens Panicum pycnocomum Panicum qualelinnaei Panicum reclinatum Panicum verticillatum var. minor Panicum verticillatum var. minus Panicum viride Panicum viride var. aristatum Panicum viride var. brevisetum Panicum viride var. giganteum Panicum viride var. gracillimum Panicum viride var. humifusum Panicum viride var. longisetum Panicum viride var. maius Panicum viride var. nanum Panicum viride var. pygmaeum Panicum viride var. reclinatum Panicum viride var. rubicundum Panicum viride var. semiaristatum Panicum viride var. triangulare Panicum viride var. viviparum Panicum viride var. weinmannii Panicum viridescens Pennisetum italicum var. viride Pennisetum viride Pennisetum viride var. brevisetum Setaria arenaria Setaria chlorantha Setaria comosa Setaria comosa var. pilosa Setaria comosa var. purpurascens Setaria depressa Setaria fallax Setaria gigantea Setaria gigantea var. pilosa Setaria glareosa Setaria italica ssp. pycnocoma Setaria italica ssp. viridis Setaria italica ssp. weinmannii Setaria italica var. maior Setaria italica var. maritima Setaria italica var. pachystachys Setaria italica var. rubicunda Setaria ketzchovelii Setaria maximowiczii Setaria nana Setaria pachystachys Setaria pachystachys var. lanceolata Setaria purpurascens Setaria pycnocoma Setaria reclinata Setaria rubicunda Setaria viridis Setaria viridis ssp. glareosa Setaria viridis ssp. minor Setaria viridis ssp. nana Setaria viridis ssp. pachystachys Setaria viridis ssp. purpurascens Setaria viridis ssp. pycnocoma Setaria viridis ssp. viridis Setaria viridis ssp. weinmannii Setaria viridis var. angustifolia Setaria viridis var. arenosa Setaria viridis var. brevifolia Setaria viridis var. breviseta Setaria viridis var. colorata Setaria viridis var. crypsoides Setaria viridis var. declinata Setaria viridis var. depressa Setaria viridis var. gigantea Setaria viridis var. japonica Setaria viridis var. laevigata Setaria viridis var. maior Setaria viridis var. major Setaria viridis var. maritima Setaria viridis var. minor Setaria viridis var. nodiflora Setaria viridis var. pachystachys Setaria viridis var. pilosa Setaria viridis var. prostrata Setaria viridis var. purpurascens Setaria viridis var. pycnocoma Setaria viridis var. ramosa Setaria viridis var. reclinata Setaria viridis var. recta Setaria viridis var. robusta-alba Setaria viridis var. robusta-purpurea Setaria viridis var. robusto-alba Setaria viridis var. robusto-purpurea Setaria viridis var. secunda Setaria viridis var. sinica Setaria viridis var. stenostachya Setaria viridis var. viridis Setaria viridis var. vivipara Setaria viridis var. weinmannii Setaria weinmannii Setariopsis viridis |
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Common Names |
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green bristle grass green bristlegrass green foxtail green foxtail 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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| Weed of the Week #741-Green Foxtail (Air Date 6/17/12) AgPhD's channel |
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Published on Jun 23, 2012 It's our Weed of the Week, Green Foxtail. |
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