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Setaria

not marked as a favorite taxon *Setaria italica (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois. Common name: Foxtail-millet, Italian Millet, Hungarian Millet. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, frequently planted as a cover crop after soil disturbance. Distribution: Native of e. Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: Probably derived via cultivation and selection from S. viridis, and cultivated as a food crop in China since at least 6000 BP and later in Europe (Hancock 2004).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, HC, Il, K1, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, WV, Webster (1993b); = Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn. — S, S13. Basionym: Panicum italicum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Setaria italica - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

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image #1 of Setaria italica© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Setaria italica© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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