familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusSetaria
subgenusSetaria subg. Setaria
speciesSetaria viridis
varietySetaria viridis var. viridis
Setaria viridis var. viridis
Common names: Green foxtail
Introduced
Synonyms: Setaria viridis var. weinmannii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 556.
Culms 20-100 cm; nodes 6-7. Blades 4-12 mm wide. Panicles usually 3-8 cm, producing around 600-800 caryopses. 2n = 18.
Distribution
Wash., Del., Wis., W.Va., Conn., Mass., Maine, N.H., R.I., Vt., Fla., Wyo., N.J., N.Mex., Tex., La., Tenn., N.C., S.C., Pa., N.Y., Nev., Va., Colo., Ala., Ark., Ariz., D.C., Ga., Iowa, Idaho, Ind., Md., N.Dak., Nebr., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., S.Dak., Utah, Calif., Ill., Mont., Mo., Minn., Mich., Kans., Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.S., N.W.T., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Miss., Ky.
Discussion
Setaria viridis var. viridis is an aggressive adventive weed throughout temperate North America. It is the most common annual representative of Setaria in the Flora region.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (?) +
secund +
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green +
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Green foxtail +
annual +
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Wash. +, Del. +, Wis. +, W.Va. +, Conn. +, Mass. +, Maine +, N.H. +, R.I. +, Vt. +, Fla. +, Wyo. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, Tenn. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Pa. +, N.Y. +, Nev. +, Va. +, Colo. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ariz. +, D.C. +, Ga. +, Iowa +, Idaho +, Ind. +, Md. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Calif. +, Ill. +, Mont. +, Mo. +, Minn. +, Mich. +, Kans. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.) +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Miss. + and Ky. +
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Setaria viridis var. viridis +
Setaria viridis +
variety +
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membranous +
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elliptical +
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5-6-veined +
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