bristlegrass
Setaria genus member
Bristlegrass is any of several grasses with bristly seed heads, belonging to the genus *Setaria*.
The stiff bristles surrounding the seeds give the plant its name.
Some species are cultivated as forage crops; others are common weeds in gardens and agricultural fields.
Also called foxtail grass for the bushy appearance of its seed clusters.
Grass with brushlike seedhead
- milletSmall-seeded food crop
- panicleBranched raceme cluster
- seedheadMature flower bearing seeds
- spikeletGrass flower unit
inflorescence · blade · culm · tiller · clump · tuft · bunchgrass · annual
Bristle on grain
- barbBackward-pointing spike
- spikyHaving sharp projections
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- fuzzySoft and unclear
hairy · rough · scratchy · stiff · needle-like · serrated · plume · bottlebrush
foxtail
Grass with brushlike seedhead
spikelet · inflorescence · blade · culm · tiller · clump · tuft · bunchgrass · annual · perennial
awn
Bristle on grain
fuzzy · hairy · rough · scratchy · stiff · needle-like · serrated · plume · bottlebrush
prairie
Open grassy flatland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
veldt · pampas · disturbed · roadside · field · fallow · weedy · invasive · naturalized · drought-tolerant
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- cerealProcessed grain for breakfast
birdseed · wildlife · quail · dove · songbird · seed-eating · browse · silage
bristlegrassKentucky bluegrass
Cool-season lawn species
lawn grass · turfgrass · ornamental grass · bentgrass · Bermuda grass
bristlegrasssoft grass
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