Setaria italica
Also known as Foxtail millet, green foxtail, Italian millet, German millet, Hungarian millet
species of plant
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Setaria italica is a type of grass plant that produces small, nutritious seeds commonly known as foxtail millet. It has been cultivated for thousands of years as an important food crop, particularly in Asia, where it remains a significant source of grain for human consumption and animal feed.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona
Chile Central
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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.