Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria italica
FAMILY
Poaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Yellow Foxtail from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria italica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Setaria italica
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-68-002:
Setaria italica FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Setaria italica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chaetochloa italica
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Foxtail, Italian Millet, Foxtail Millet, Italian Foxtail
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_chit_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_seit_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_seit_003_lvd
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Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org bug_5363651
Month Unknown
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Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org bug_5363651b
Month Unknown
In larger forms the panicles may be 30cm long x 3cm thick, yellow or purple, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org bug_5363654
Month Unknown
In the larger forms the culms may be as much as 1cm thick, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5438698
Month Unknown
Fruit smooth or nearly so, shining at maturity, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria italica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria italica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Setaria italica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-68-002:
Setaria italica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Setaria italica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chaetochloa italica
1372
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, frequently planted as a cover crop after soil disturbance, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Rare or waif(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
Spikelets yellow, brown, orange or purple
Inflorescence a dense, spikelike panicle
FRUIT:
Summer
Tawny to red, brown or black
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p725
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p145
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
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