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. | ||
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 (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) | ||
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Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | PACMAD clade | ||
| Subfamily | Panicoideae (bristlegrasses, bluestems, paspalums, and allies) | ||
| Tribe | Paniceae (bristlegrasses, rosette grasses, barnyard grasses, and allies) | ||
| Subtribe | Cenchrinae | ||
Genus |
Setaria (foxtails and bristlegrasses) | ||
| Species | Setaria viridis (green foxtail) | ||
Synonyms |
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Chaetochloa viridis Panicum viride Setaria viridis var. breviseta Setaria viridis var. weinmannii |
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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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| Setaria viridis Novenyismeret |
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Uploaded on Oct 8, 2008 Setaria viridis |
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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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| Alfredo Colon 8/5/2022 |
Location: Albany, NY |
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