giant foxtail |
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| Cyperales > Poaceae > Setaria faberi Herrm.
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| Synonym(s): Japanese bristlegrass, Chinese foxtail, Chinese millet, giant bristlegrass, nodding foxtail |
| Giant foxtail is an annual grass that can reach 2-5 ft. (0.61-1.5 m) in height. Leaves are up to 16 in. (41 cm) long, 0.6-1 in. (15-25 mm) wide with small hairs covering the top of the leaves. Flowering occurs in late summer to early fall, when a green (eventually straw colored), bristly inflorescence develops. The inflorescence resembles a foxtail, hence the common name. Giant foxtail is native to Asia and was accidentally introduced in the United States in the 1920s as a contaminant of other grain. Plants invade disturbed sites such as roadsides, landfills, fence rows and right of ways. |
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| Number: | 5308093 |
| Description: | Diagram or Graphic; USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. |
| Photographer: | USDA PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database |
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| Number: | 5308092 |
| Description: | Diagram or Graphic; Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC. |
| Photographer: | USDA PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database |
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- USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. -
http://plants.usda.gov/
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