Poaceae

Hooked bristlegrass

Setaria verticillata (L.) P.Beauv.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Setaria

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Hooked bristlegrass: Setaria verticillata (Syn. Panicum verticillatum , Pennisetum verticillatum )- Bristly Foxtail , bur bristle grass, bur grass, foxtail, hooked bristlegrass • Hi — Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (12)

Catalan: Sétaire verticillée
Chinese: 倒刺狗尾草, 莠狗尾草
Czech: Bér přeslenitý, Bér klamný
Dutch: Kransnaaldaar, Ruwe kransnaaldaar
English: Hooked bristlegrass, Bristly foxtail, Rough bristlegrass, Bristly Foxtail , bur bristle grass, bur grass, foxtail, hooked bristlegrass, Barbed bristlegrass
Finnish: Kiehkurapantaheinä, Katkopantaheinä
French: Sétaire verticillée
German: Quirlige Borstenhirse, Kletten-Borstenhirse, Sétaire verticillée
Lithuanian: Sétaire verticillée
Slovenian: Varljivi muhvič
Swedish: Sétaire verticillée
Welsh: Cibogwellt troellog

Synonyms

Chaetochloa ambigua (Guss.) Scribn. & Merr.
Chaetochloa verticillata (L.) Scribn.
Chaetochloa verticillata var. breviseta (Mutel) Farw.
Chamaeraphis italica var. ambigua (Guss.) Kuntze
Chamaeraphis italica var. densa Kuntze
Chamaeraphis italica var. verticillata (L.) Kuntze
Chamaeraphis verticillata (L.) Porter
Ixophorus verticillatus (L.) Nash
Panicum ambiguum (Guss.) Hausskn.
Panicum asperum Lam.
Panicum decipiens (F.W.Schultz) E.H.L.Krause
Panicum floribundum Willd. ex Spreng.
Panicum italicum Ucria
Panicum respiciens Hochst. ex Steud.
Panicum rude Lam. ex Steud.
Panicum verticillatum L.
Panicum verticillatum subsp. aparine (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz
Panicum verticillatum var. ambiguum Guss.
Panicum verticillatum var. antrorsum A.Braun
Panicum verticillatum var. arenosum (Schur) Asch. & Graebn.
Panicum verticillatum var. brevisetum Godr.
Panicum verticillatum var. coloratum A.Braun ex Asch. & Graebn.
Panicum verticillatum var. maior Thunb.
Panicum verticillatum var. retrorsum Asch. & Schweinf.
Panicum verticillatum var. seticuliferum Pauquy
Panicum verticillatum var. vulgare Döll
Panicum viride Desf.
Pennisetum verticillatum (L.) R.Br.
Setaria adhaerens subsp. verticillata (L.) Belo-Corr.
Setaria adhaerens var. ambigua (Guss.) Belo-Corr.
Setaria adhaerens var. antrorsa (A.Braun) H.Scholz
Setaria adhaerens var. verticillata (L.) Belo-Corr.
Setaria ambigua (Guss.) Guss.
Setaria ambigua f. major Bujor.
Setaria ambigua f. ramiflora Bujor.
Setaria ambigua var. latifolia Freyn
Setaria ambigua var. major Bujor.
Setaria carnei Hitchc.
Setaria conglomerata Fr. ex Schltdl.
Setaria decipiens F.W.Schultz

and 36 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.