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Green Bristle Grass (Setaria viridis) is a hardy annual graminoid native to regions spanning from Afghanistan and Albania to Vietnam and Turkey. Green Bristle Grass (Latin: Setaria viridis, family Poaceae) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Green Bristle Grass is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Green Bristle Grass is a member of the Poaceae family native to AFG, ALB, ALG, ALT, AMU, and AUT. Green Bristle Grass thrives in light to medium soil with a pH of 5–5.5 and can tolerate both dry and moist conditions.
Green Bristle Grass grows best in USDA zone 5-9, 8/10 light, dry, moist water, and annual life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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