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| Green foxtail - Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. |
| Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes > Green foxtail |
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| Green foxtail collar region. |
Green foxtail seedhead. |
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Life cycle: Erect summer annual.
Stems: Erect, mostly 3-foot-tall stems are branched and clump-forming at the base. Stems are usually round but are occasionally flattened in cross-section.
Reproduction: Seeds.
Ligule: Hairy.
Flowers and fruit: The seedhead is a dense, cylinder-shaped, foxtail-like panicle with green to purple bristles. Usually erect to slightly nodding seedheads are capable of producing prolific amounts of oval to egg-shaped, yellowish brown seeds.
Leaves: Leaves are hairless, rough, rolled in the bud and up to 12 inches long. Leaf sheaths are hairless except for short hairs along the margin. |
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Similar weeds: Giant foxtail (S. faberi Herrm.) Differs by having a larger, up to 7-foot-tall stature, leaves with numerous short hairs on the upper surface, and longer, highly nodding panicles.
Yellow foxtail [S. glauca (L.) Beauv.] Differs by having long, wispy hairs on the upper leaf surface near the stem, a panicle with yellowish brown bristles, and a yellow to light brown seedhead at maturity. |
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| Giant foxtail collar region. |
Giant foxtail seedhead. |
Giant foxtail upper leaf surface. |
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| Yellow foxtail collar region. |
Yellow foxtail seedling. |
Yellow foxtail plant. |
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