Plant Profile: Setaria viridis

Taxonomy: Setaria viridis

Names

Bottle Grass, Giant Green Foxtail, Green Bristlegrass, Green Foxtail, Green Millet, Pigeongrass, Wild Millet

  • Photo of Setaria viridis (Setaria viridiss)

Phonetic Spelling:set-TARE-ee-uh VEER-ih-diss

Genus:Setaria

Species:viridis

Family:Poaceae

Green Bristlegrass is characterized by its foxtail-like flower clusters and is known as a weedy, invasive annual grass.

Setaria viridis Feature Summary

Setaria viridis Image Gallery

Tags

#weed
#weedy
#annual weed

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Setaria viridis Feature Summary

Attributes
Old World, Australia
Flowers
Spike like panicle that is erect and often nods as it reaches the tip
Whole Plant Traits
Annual
Weed
Fruit
Caryopsis
Landscape

Setaria viridis Attributes

Setaria viridis: Country Or Region Of Origin

Old World, Australia

Setaria viridis: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Setaria viridis Flowers

Setaria viridis: Flower Description

Spike like panicle that is erect and often nods as it reaches the tip

Setaria viridis: Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Setaria viridis Whole Plant Traits

Setaria viridis: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Setaria viridis: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Setaria viridis Fruit

Setaria viridis: Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Setaria viridis Leaves

Setaria viridis: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Setaria viridis Stem

Setaria viridis: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Setaria viridis Landscape

Setaria viridis: Problems

Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy