Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationSetaria viridis
Setaria viridis
FamilyGenus: Setariaheimisch in Deutschland
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About this species
An introduced grass now established in parts of Great Britain, with broad green leaves and a preference for sunny, nutrient-rich soils. Its flowering spikes appear from June to October.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
In Great Britain it is considered an introduced and established species. There is currently no specific information on ecological impacts.
Annual cycle
Flowering takes place between June and October. The seeds ripen in late summer and autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Bloom time
Jun – Okt
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.296 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Position in full sun on a fertile, moisture‑retentive soil. Keep the soil moderately moist. The plants flower from June to October and can self‑seed freely; remove spent flower spikes before seed set if self‑seeding is unwanted.
Scientific profile
Setaria viridis is an annual grass in the family Poaceae. Plants typically reach about 30 cm in height, with broad green leaves and a non‑woody, terrestrial growth form. The inflorescence is a dense, bristly spike, and flowering continues from June to October. The species thrives in full sun on fresh, nutrient‑rich soils that are neutral to slightly acidic; it tolerates little salt and is associated with low disturbance severity. It forms arbuscular mycorrhizas. In Great Britain, it is an introduced and established species.
Bestäuber & Besucher
1 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Mus musculus
Other flower visitors
3 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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