Family: Poaceae
pigeon grass, yellow foxtail
Robert W. Freckmann
Hugh H. Iltis
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Setaria: from seta for "bristle"
Plants: annual/perennial, 1'-3' grass
Flowers: blooms June-Oct.
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Plants: annual/perennial, 1'-3' grass
Flowers: blooms June-Oct.
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Wetland Indicator = FAC USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Grasses of Iowa: Detailed photographs, descriptions, maps Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food
Alberta Government: "The identification of certain native and naturalized grasses by their vegetative characters", S.E. Clarke, J.A. Campbell and W. Shevkenek. 1950.
(Publication no. 762 ; Technical bulletin no. 50). Drawings, descriptions.
Alberta Government: "The identification of certain native and naturalized grasses by their vegetative characters", S.E. Clarke, J.A. Campbell and W. Shevkenek. 1950.
(Publication no. 762 ; Technical bulletin no. 50). Drawings, descriptions.
Hugh H. Iltis
Robert W. Freckmann
Botanical Illustration
