Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Plant Type
Perennial. Rhizomes absent, or short; knotty. Culms erect, or geniculately ascending; 30-110 cm long. Culm-internodes thin-walled. Culm-nodes glabrous. Leaf-sheaths without keel; glabrous on surface; outer margin glabrous. Leaf-sheath oral hairs ciliate. Ligule a fringe of hairs; 0.4-1.2 mm long. Leaf-blades 10-30 cm long; 2-7 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface scabrous; rough adaxially. Leaf-blade margins scaberulous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate., Grass/Grass-like
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Height
1-3 ft.
Flower
Anthers 3; 1.2-1.6 mm long; yellow, or brown.
Fruit
Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; ellipsoid; 1.7 mm long.
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Setaria
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