Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. Common name(s): green foxtail, green bristlegrass Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”) Description: