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Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal
green bristlegrass

       
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Images:
Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal

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Synonyms:
Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal

  PAVIM Panicum viride L. var. major Gaudin
  SEVIR Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. robustaalba Schreib.
  SEVIR2 Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. robustapurpurea Schreib.
 

Distribution:
Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (IL, MI, MO, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TN, TX, WI)
 

Related Taxa:
Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Setaria, 2 varieties in Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv.
 

Classification:
Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Setaria P. Beauv. – bristlegrass
Species Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. – green bristlegrass
Variety Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal – green bristlegrass
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal

Setaria viridis
bottle grass
green bristlegrass
green foxtail
green millet
pigeongrass
wild millet

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530352.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. var. major (Gaudin) Pospichal

Arizona: abstract & image of bottlegrass (Setaria viridis)

Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

Virginia: abstract & image

 
 
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