Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria viridis var. viridis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Foxtail from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria viridis var. viridis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Setaria viridis var. viridis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-68-008:
Setaria viridis FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Setaria viridis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chaetochloa viridis
COMMON NAME:
Green Foxtail, Green Bristlegrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_chvi13_001_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_083b
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Gill Newberry gn09_setaria_viridis
September
Panicle erect or ~ nodding, cylindric but tapering a little at the summit, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria viridis var. viridis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria viridis var. viridis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Setaria viridis var. viridis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-68-008:
Setaria viridis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Setaria viridis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chaetochloa viridis
1373
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Fields, pastures, roadsides, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Common in Mountains (common elsewhere in NC, uncommon elsewhere in SC, rare elsewhere in GA)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Panicle greenish or purple
Inflorescence a dense, spikelike panicle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain dark
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p724
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p144
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p059
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