Yellow Foxtail

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• Scientific Name: Setaria lutescens L.

Yellow foxtail inflorescence is a distinct, dense, cylindrical panicle

Yellow Foxtail ligule is a fringe of short hairs and the sheath is pubescent at the margins

Yellow foxtail becomes more noticable as cool season turfgrasses begin to go dormant in summer weather

Yellow foxtail inflorescence

• Common Names: Yellow Foxtail (United States), Cat tail grass

• Climatic Zone: Temperate, Subtropical

• Geographic Distribution: Europe, North America, South America

• Life Cycle: Annual

• Photosynthetic Apparatus: C4

• Major Identifying Characteristic: Inflorescence is a distinct, dense, cylindrical panicle