Setaria italica

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foxtail bristle grass

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Other common names

Chinese corn, foxtail, foxtail millet, German millet, Hungarian millet, Italian millet, Japanese millet

Synonyms

Chaetochloa italica

Botanical Details

Family
Poaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Setaria can be annual or perennial grasses, with linear to elliptic leaves and small flowers in a panicle, the spikelets with a tuft of conspicuous bristles
Name Status
Correct