Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria faberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Nodding Foxtail Grass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria faberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Setaria faberi
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-68-007:
Setaria faberi FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Setaria faberii
COMMON NAME:
Nodding Foxtail Grass, Giant Foxtail-grass, Chinese Foxtail
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_sefa_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_sefa_003_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_083a
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_setaria_faberi_1
July Iredell County NC
Panicle conspicuously nodding; spikelets about 3mm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_setaria_faberi_2
July Iredell County NC
Similar to S. viridis, usually taller. Apparently spreading rapidly [1950], per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm140814_631
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria faberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria faberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Setaria faberi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-68-007:
Setaria faberi
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Setaria faberii
3042
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Fields, pastures, roadsides, gardens, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
Common (uncommon GA Piedmont & NC Coastal Plain) (rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
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
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