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

Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
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.