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§1 Plant
Setaria faberi Herrm.
vernacular Japanese bristlegrass — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Setaria
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 760 counties across 33 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 760 counties across 33 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Florida view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 102 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 41 I ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Grant 18053
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Howard 18067
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Morgan 18109
- Ohio 18115
- Parke 18121
- Rush 18139
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 30 I ▾
- Appanoose 19007
- Boone 19015
- Carroll 19027
- Cass 19029
- Clarke 19039
- Crawford 19047
- Decatur 19053
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Jasper 19099
- Lucas 19117
- Madison 19121
- Marion 19125
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- Monroe 19135
- Montgomery 19137
- Page 19145
- Polk 19153
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Ringgold 19159
- Story 19169
- Tama 19171
- Taylor 19173
- Union 19175
- Warren 19181
- Wayne 19185
- Webster 19187
Kansas view state ↗ 55 I ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Riley 20161
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Shawnee 20177
- Smith 20183
- Thomas 20193
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 66 I ▾
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Boyd 21019
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Green 21087
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McLean 21149
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Washington 21229
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 25 I ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- Iberville 22047
- Lafayette 22055
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Washington 22117
- West Baton Rouge 22121
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maryland view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 20 I ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 7 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 65 I ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Audrain 29007
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Sullivan 29211
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 17 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 3 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 31 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Greene 36039
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Suffolk 36103
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
North Carolina view state ↗ 26 I ▾
- Avery 37011
- Bladen 37017
- Cabarrus 37025
- Clay 37043
- Craven 37049
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Jones 37103
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Nash 37127
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Randolph 37151
- Sampson 37163
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Vance 37181
- Warren 37185
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 45 I ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Columbia 42037
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 42 I ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lawrence 47099
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- McMinn 47107
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 83 I ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 27 I ▾
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Manitowoc 55071
- Oconto 55083
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SEFA ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5289666 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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