Setaria faberi

Common Name: 
giant foxtail
Scientific Name: 
Setaria faberi Herrm.
Family Name: 
Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced annual, reproducing by seed
Culms
upright but weak, often falling over, round
Culms of Giant Foxtail
Culms of Giant Foxtail
Culms of Giant Foxtail
Culms of Giant Foxtail
Leaves
blades short pubescent hairs above, pale green midrib, rolled in bud; auricles absent; ligule dense fringe of hairs; sheaths open with hairy margins
Leaves of Giant Foxtail
Leaves of Giant Foxtail
Seedheads
panicle cylindrical, dense, upright, usually drooping; spikelet with numerous green bristles
Leaves of Giant Foxtail
Leaves of Giant Foxtail