Setaria faberi (Giant Foxtail)

Setaria faberi (Giant Foxtail) growing in a vegetable garden. Clump-forming with prop roots coming from the lowermost nodes.

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Christine Young

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Have you tried the seeds? They are kinda nutty. Posted 5 years ago
1. Gary B
  
  Lion
  
  I should. There's a good crop of these this year. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Oh, cool! They are less bitter if you sprout them. But, they are sort-of-fine raw, too. Posted 5 years ago

The Giant foxtail

"Setaria faberi", the Giant Foxtail, also known as Chinese foxtail, Chinese millet, giant bristlegrass, or nodding foxtail, is an Asian grass. It is a summer annual, with plants emerging from seeds in the spring, and setting seeds in the late summer or fall.

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Similar species: Grasses, Bromeliads, Sedges

Species identified by Gary B