USDA and NRCS Identifier NRCS Logo
 
PLANTS Profile


Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.
foxtail millet

   
Symbol: SEIT
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
  
  
  



   
Other common names:
  foxtail bristlegrass
Photograph of Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China, Kaifeng.
 
More Information:
  • Characteristics Report
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
  • Large Photograph
  • High-resolution Photograph in JPEG Format
 

Images:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. More than one image is available in the PLANTS Image Gallery. Click on the thumbnail(s) below to view other versions of this printer-friendly PLANTS profile with a full-sized image and a high-resolution publication image (when available).

View a larger version of this image and Profile page for Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. View a larger version of this image and Profile page for Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. View a larger version of this image and Profile page for Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. View a larger version of this image and Profile page for Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.
 

Synonyms:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

  CHIT Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn.
  PAIT Panicum italicum L.
  SEITM Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. var. metzgeri (Koern.) Jáv.
  SEITS Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. var. stramineofructa (F.T. Hubbard) L.H. Bailey
  SEITM3 Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. subvar. metzgeri (Koern.) F.T. Hubbard
 

Distribution by State:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

Distributional Map for Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.
Distribution Map Legend

Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (VI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

341 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Setaria
 

Classification:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Poaceae – Grass family
Genus   Setaria P. Beauv. – bristlegrass
Species   Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. – foxtail millet
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

Italian foxtail
foxtail bristlegrass
foxtail-millet

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

SEEPPC Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (http://www.tneppc.org/TNEPPC2004PlantList-8x11.pdf, 19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

Introduced Information:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU NI FAC NI NO NO NO NO

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow         Moderate   Moderate  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41248.

 

 

 

 
Time Generated: 01/04/2013 11:49 AM CST