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Giant Foxtail🌾
Setaria faberi
アキノエノコログサ
An annual herb of the Poaceae family (genus Setaria), larger than the common foxtail grass with heavier drooping spikes. It is conspicuous in autumn.
Identification Points
- ✓穂は大型で重く垂れ下がる
- ✓穂の毛は淡褐色〜紫褐色
- ✓葉鞘の縁に毛がある
Habitat
本州・四国・九州の道ばた・畑地
Season
8〜10月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf margin
Entire
Petal fusion
Free
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Ovary position
Superior
Phylogenetic Positionイネ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Commelinids > Poales > Poaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 80–70 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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