NameThatPlant.net: Setaria verticillata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria verticillata FAMILY Poaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria verticillata FAMILY Poaceae

COMMON NAME:
Hooked Bristlegrass

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Setaria verticillata FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Setaria verticillata FAMILY Poaceae

3825

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual

Habitat: Fields, roadsides, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Bristles green or brownish

Inflorescence a dense, spikelike panicle

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain

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