Purple dogtooth violet

Setaria viridis form. misera

  • Purple dogtooth violet
  • Purple dogtooth violet
  • Purple dogtooth violet
  • Purple dogtooth violet
  • Flower name
    Purple dogtooth violet
  • Scientific name
    Setaria viridis form. misera
  • Alias犬ころ草
  • Place of originWorld, such as Japan's temperate rural environment
  • Place of floweringFields and footpaths
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August, September, October, November

What is Purple dogtooth violet

Purple dogtooth violet (Setaria viridis form. misera) is a variety of the dogtooth violet (Setaria viridus), differing in that the bristles at the base of the small ears are purplish-brown.

Common name: purple dogtooth violet (scientific name: Setaria viridis form. misera), Origin: Japan and other temperate regions of the world, Environment: Roadside or vacant lot, Height: 20 to 80 cm, Flowering period: July to November. Inflorescence shape: cylindrical; tuber color: purplish brown; leaf length: 5-10 cm.


  • Order
    Order poales
  • Family
    Poaceae
  • Genus
    Setaria
  • Species
    S. viridis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cone / Compound inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    without
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life type1 year wild grass.
  • Flower colorsRed
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height20.0 ~ 80.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.0 cm

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