Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Yellow foxtail
Botanical name: Setaria pumila
Common family name: Grass
Family name: Poaceae
WSSA code: SETPU
US code: SEPU8

Weed Identification and Control Methods

Stature:
Leaf division:
Leaf margin:
Vernation:
Ligule:
Auricles:
Inflorescence location:
Inflorescence color: Brown, Green, Tan, Yellow
Tactile: Smooth
Group: Monocot
Type: Grass
Growth habit: Grass
Life cycle: Annual
Annual: Summer
  • 2-Phenethyl propionate POST
  • Cinnamon POST
  • Cinnamon oil POST
  • Citric acid POST
  • Citric acid, malic acid, and clove oil POST
  • Cloves and clove oil POST
  • Corn gluten meal PRE
  • Eugenol POST
  • Lemongrass oil POST
 
 
Always follow the control method's label directions. In New York, find the latest label information at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Pest Management - Information Portal.