Setaria viridis var. minor(green bristlegrass, "Enokorogusa")
Japanese name: エノコログサ（狗尾草、狗子草） Scientific name:Setaria viridis var. minor
[Overview]
An annual 20–70 cm tall, found in sunny grasslands and along roadsides.
The stem often branches at the base.
The leaves are lanceolate, 10–20 cm long and about 2 cm wide.
An erect, cylindrical inflorescence 2–5 cm long is borne at the stem tip.
The inflorescence bears spikelets densely, and the spikelets are 2–3 mm long.
The second glume is almost as long as the spikelet, so the lemma of the second floret is not visible.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It grows well in any soil as long as the site is sunny.
[Notes]
The name compares the flower spike to a puppy's tail.
