Species Synonym(s): None
Common Name(s): cattail grass, yellow bristle grass, yellow bristlegrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
Family Synonym(s): None
Native Range (GRIN):
Selected images from Bugwood.org
Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University
Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia
Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia
Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia
Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia
Landscape Ornamental Use (GRIN): No
All Uses (GRIN): Crop diseases, Crop pests, Potential seed contaminant
Summary: yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila) is a Wetland/Terrestrial species.
Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain regions
Mid-Atlantic Piedmont and Mountain regions
Northern parts of PA and NJ (and beyond)
OBL (Obligate wetland): Almost always occurs in wetlands (estimated probability > 99%) under natural conditions
FACW (Facultative wetland): Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands
FAC (Facultative): Equally likely to occur in wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%) or non-wetlands
FACU (Facultative upland): Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% - 33%)
UPL (Obligate upland): Occur almost always (estimated probability > 99%) in non-wetlands under natural conditions
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Setaria |
| Subject: Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes |