Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. Green Foxtail

Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. - Green Foxtail

Scientific Description:

Annual. Stems 10−50 cm. Leaf sheaths hairy on margins; blades linear-lanceolate, glabrous. Inflorescence cylindrical, tapering upwards, erect or slightly nodding. Spikelets 1.8−3 mm, in groups of 1−many, pedicellate, each spikelet with 1−3 antrorsely scabrid green or purple bristles below. Upper glume equalling spikelet; lemma of fertile floret transversely rugose.

Flowering time: July−September.

Habitat: Disturbed ground, gardens, s.l−2300 m.

Reference:

Scholz H (1985). Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 9: 597−598.

Public Description:

Setaria viridis, commonly known as “green foxtail”, “green bristlegrass”, or “wild foxtail millet”, is native to temperate and subtropical region of the world. It is an annual herb and grows up to 50 cm in length. It blooms between July and September and is found in disturbed ground and gardens. The genus name “Setaria” derives from the Latin “seta” meaning “hair”, and the species name “viridis” meaning “green” which refers to the green bristly spikelets. The seeds are used in the same ways as rice or millet, either boiled, roasted or ground into a flour.

References:

Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setaria_viridis /,Accessed date: 31.03.2016.

Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Setaria+viridis / Accessed date: 31.03.2016.

Anonymous 3 (2016). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Poaceae/Setaria// Accessed date: 31.03.2016.

Anonymous 4 (2016). https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/search/?q=setaria / Accessed date: 31.03.2016

Cabi E, Doğan M (2012). Setaria P. Beauv., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 747–748.