Yellow Foxtail

Setaria pumila

''Setaria pumila'' is a species of grass known by many common names, including yellow foxtail, yellow bristle-grass, pigeon grass, and cattail grass. It is native to Europe, but it is known throughout the world as a common weed. It grows in lawns, sidewalks, roadsides, cultivated fields, and many other places.
Yellow Foxtail - Setaria pumila This Eurasian grass has become a serious weed in many areas. Habitat: Meadow/wetland edge Fall,Geotagged,Setaria,Setaria pumila,United States,Yellow Foxtail

Appearance

This annual grass grows 20 centimeters to well over a meter in height, its mostly hairless stems ranging from green to purple-tinged in color. The leaf blades are hairless on the upper surfaces, twisting, and up to 30 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a stiff, cylindrical bundle of spikelets 2 to 15 centimeters long with short, blunt bristles. The panicle may appear yellow or yellow-tinged.
Yellow Foxtail - Setaria pumila This Eurasian grass has become a serious weed in many areas. Habitat: Meadow/wetland edge https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90814/yellow_foxtail_-_setaria_pumila.html Geotagged,Setaria,Setaria pumila,Summer,United States,foxtail,grass

Cultural

In New Zealand ''S. pumila'' can cover 20–40% of otherwise productive dairy farming pasture causing a loss in milk production.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSetaria
SpeciesS. pumila
Photographed in
United States of America