Barbed Bristlegrass
Setaria verticillata
- Native to:
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Australia, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, China, Comoros, Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Setaria
- Species:
- Setaria verticillata
- USDA Symbol:
- SEVE5
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- green
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Faronta albilinea, Faronta diffusa, Mesapamea stipata
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily in warm soil without pretreatment. Light may improve germination rates.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI