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Chinese foxtail

Italian bristlegrass, foxtail millet

Setaria faberi

Setaria italica

Flowering time June-August June-August
Habitat Fields, roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed areas. Fields, roadsides, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California; also in eastern North America.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Introduced from China Introduced from China
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. italica, S. pumila, S. verticillata, S. viridis
S. faberi, S. pumila, S. verticillata, S. viridis
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