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Setaria

Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.

Natural range:  Europe

Habitat:  Weedy, scrub

Florida status:   Introduced weed.  Far more common in more northern regions but reported in our area (Yamato Scrub).

Recognition:  To about 1 m tall.  Leaf blades to 15 mm wide, scabrous abaxially.  Panicle tapered to the apex.  Bristle 1.  Spikelets 2-2.3 mm long.