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Courtesy: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC. |
Foxtail millet is an annual grass that grows to 5 feet under the best conditions (2, 3, 8). There are a number of varieties - each with slightly different characteristics (3) - of which about 10 are grown in the US (1). Foxtail millet stems are slim and leafy,(1, 3, 6, 8) and are topped by a bristly panicle between 2 and 12 inches long (6, 8). The small convex seeds measure about 2 mm in diameter, weigh 500,000 seeds/kg, are encased in a thin hull, and their color is dependant upon the variety (1, 2, 6, 8). |