Setaria pumila ssp. pumila Calflora

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Taxon Report

Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pumila

Yellow foxtail

2024 David popp

2017 Peter Warner

2023 David popp

2016 Raphaela E. Floreani Buzbee

2014 Neal Kramer

2011 Steve Matson

2008 Louis-M. Landry

Setaria pumila ssp. pumila is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~48 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Setaria pumila
Genus:	Setaria
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Chaetochloa glauca
PLANTS	Chaetochloa lutescens
PLANTS	Panicum glaucum
JEF + PLANTS	Setaria glauca
JEF + PLANTS	Setaria lutescens

Information about Setaria pumila ssp. pumila from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SEPUP2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/14/2025).