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Search Term(s): Setaria magna   (1 record found)

POACEAE
Grass Family
Setaria magna  (giant foxtail)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Setaria: from the Latin seta (bristle), referring to the bristles on the spikelet; magna: from the Latin, meaning "great" or "large"
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Annual Grass
Phenology (Flowering Period)
August-September
Physiographic Province
☐ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Fresh and brackish marshes, impoundments, ditches, disturbed soils
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
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Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Southern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Seeds provide food for a variety of birds and waterfowl and upland species provide food for quail.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Brackish Tidal Herbaceous Wetlands
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