Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv.

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Setaria// Species: Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Lifeform: Annual; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Old World to parts of Central and Northeast Africa and Central and Southeast Australia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open rocky terrains, stony ground, disturbed ground – cultivated land, roadsides, in and near settlements and other ruderal areas. Common weed in the Osogovo region.

Flowering period: Late summer to early fall: AUG, SEP.

References:

Setaria viridis (L.) P.Beauv. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1171009-2 [Accessed 30.08.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.