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Yellow Foxtail (Setaria glauca)

Yellow Foxtail (Setaria glauca)

Yellow Foxtail (Setaria glauca)


Yellow Foxtail

Other names: Bristly foxtail, foxtail, pearl millet, foxtail grass

Life Cycle:  Summer annual

Description: Yellow foxtail is a clump-forming summer annual. Mature plants can be as much as 3 feet in height.  The seedhead is a yellow, bristly panicle and resembles a fox's tail.

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Herbicide Options: Response of Pasture Weeds to Herbicides and Mowing - AGR 207

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