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  8. Giant Foxtail

species 13,191 observations

Giant Foxtail

Setaria faberi

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

10 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Hop Vine Borer Moth 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Song Sparrow, Greater White-fronted Goose, Horned Lark, Javesella pellucida 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Monarch, Spicebush Swallowtail 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Plant type
Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges

From USDA PLANTS.

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