Hooked bristlegrass / حسانية / شُبَّيْط /

Bristly Foxtail / bur bristle grass / whorled bristle-grass / حَسْب كَوكَبي / شبيط / قمح الفأر /

Setaria verticillata (L.) P.Beauv.

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Edibility and usage

Blooming period
April to September
Seed collection period
June to November

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Green
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Setaria
Family
Poaceae
Wikidata item
Q159975
GBIF Item
Setaria verticillata (L.) P.Beauv. (5289686)

References

  1. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.

Citation

Setaria verticillata (L.) P.Beauv. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/2832 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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