Setaria pumila

Botanical Description

Setaria pumila is an annual, clump-forming erect grass usually growing from 25 - 60 cm tall, though it can range from 5 - 130cm. The edible seed is sometimes gathered from the wild and used locally. Setaria pumila has become a weed in many areas of the world, where it infests dryland crops, roadsides, waste areas, ditches and occasionally grasslands[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ].