Setaria viridis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7540

Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv.

Green bristlegrass, Green foxtail

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Setaria viridis, a monocot, is an annual grass that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


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Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Setaria

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Habitat: disturbed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

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ICPN:

Setaria viridis var. viridis

More information about Setaria viridis


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery (profile of this plant as an agricultural weed) Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (SEVI4)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 19, 2019).