About hooked bristle grass
Setaria verticillata is a species of grass known by the common names hooked bristlegrass, rough bristle-grass and bristly foxtail. It is native to Europe, but it is known on most continents as an introduced species and often a noxious weed. It is a hardy bunchgrass which grows in many types of urban, cultivated, and disturbed habitat. It is a weed of many types of agricultural crops, growing in vineyards and fields. Herbicide-resistant strains have been noted. This is an annual grass with decumbent or erect stems growing up to a meter long. The leaf blades are up to 25 centimeters long and have a long sheath around the stem. The inflorescence is a dense panicle up to 15 centimeters long which tapers at both ends.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Setaria verticillata
- Genus
- Setaria
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Tropical and warm regions
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चिरचिटा Chirchita, बरचिट्टा Barchitta, उल्टा कांटा Ulta kanta
- Nepali
- झुसे कागुने घाँस Jhuse Kaagune Ghaans
- Tamil
- Amarippul, Chankari, Chataippul
Poaceae
Grass family
hooked bristle grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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