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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria verticillata   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria verticillata   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)

Setaria verticillata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Setaria verticillata var. verticillata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Chaetochloa verticillata

 

COMMON NAME:
Hooked Bristlegrass


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image of Setaria verticillata, Hooked Bristlegrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_chve7_001_lvd

        

image of Setaria verticillata, Hooked Bristlegrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_seve3_001_lvd

        

image of Setaria verticillata, Hooked Bristlegrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_seve3_003_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria verticillata   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria verticillata   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Setaria verticillata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Setaria verticillata var. verticillata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chaetochloa verticillata

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3825

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Bristles green or brownish

Inflorescence a dense, spikelike panicle

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain

 

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