*Setaria pumila (Poiret) Roemer & J.A. Schultes. Common name: Yellow Foxtail. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, lawns, fields, less commonly in natural habitats. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn.; = Chaetochloa lutescens (Weigel) Stuntz — S; = Setaria glauca (L.) P.Beauv. — C, F, G, Mo1, RAB, SFla, Tx, W, WV, misapplied; = Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pumila — Ar, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K4, NE, NY, Va; >< Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F.T.Hubb. — HC, Tat, misapplied; < Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. — ETx1, Mi, NcTx, Pa, Tn, WH3; >< Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidifusca; Panicum pumilum Poiret. Basionym: Panicum pumilum Poir. 1816
Links to other floras: = Setaria pumila ssp. pumila - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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