Common Name: giant foxtailScientific Name: Setaria faberi Herrm.Family Name: Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced annual, reproducing by seed Culmsupright but weak, often falling over, round Leavesblades short pubescent hairs above, pale green midrib, rolled in bud; auricles absent; ligule dense fringe of hairs; sheaths open with hairy margins Seedheadspanicle cylindrical, dense, upright, usually drooping; spikelet with numerous green bristles