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Setaria italica

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Setaria italica

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Also known as Foxtail millet, green foxtail, Italian millet, German millet, Hungarian millet

species of plant

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Setaria italica, commonly known as foxtail millet, foxtail bristlegrass, or Italian millet, is a species of plant in the family Poaceae. It belongs to the genus Setaria and is classified within the order Poales and class Liliopsida. The scientific name is cited as (L.) P. Beauv. This organism is a C4 plant and serves as a useful plant with applications as a cereal, fodder, medicinal plant, and building material.

The taxon range includes China, Shanghai, Fujian, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Additional records indicate presence in Mexico, the United States, Canada, and Thailand. The species is not extinct. Its genome has been sequenced, and it is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and Gujin Tushu Jicheng.

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Species

Green Bristle Grass

Setaria italica

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona
Observations23,978
Observations recorded21,786

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Specimen records
3,311
With media
2,357
Family
Poaceae
Collections
INECOL, ANSP, USFWS, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, BHSC, CM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Canada, Thailand
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
C4 plant
Parent taxon
Setaria
Image
Foxtailmillet.jpg
Has use
food
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Commons category
Setaria italica
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Setaria italica
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=33817
Commons gallery
Setaria italica
taxon common name
bar
sequenced genome URL
plants.ensembl.org/Setaria_italica
taxon range
Guangdong
short name
S. italica
taxon author citation
(L.) P. Beauv.
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Encyclopedic overview

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) seeds, India. Foxtail millet, scientific name Setaria italica (synonym Panicum italicum L.), is an annual grass grown for human food. It is the second-most widely planted species of millet and the most grown millet species in Asia. The oldest evidence of foxtail millet cultivation was found along the ancient course of the Yellow River in Cishan, China, carbon dated to be from around 8,000 years before present.

Other names for the species include dwarf setaria, foxtail bristle-grass, giant setaria, green foxtail, Italian millet, German millet, and Hungarian millet.

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