Enogogusa is an annual grass of the grass family that produces ears from summer to autumn.
It is well-known for its catnip.
It is commonly known as "Nekojarashi" (catnip) because cats play with the swinging ears of the plant.
The formal Japanese name "enokogusa" comes from the fact that the ears resemble the tail of an inukoro (a dog child).
It was given this name because its ears resemble the tail of an inukoro (a dog child).
It is the original species of millet, one of the five grains, and is edible if it is threshed and processed.
It is also tasty dried as it is and made into tea.

エノコログサは夏から秋にかけて出穂するイネ科の一年草。
猫じゃらしでお馴染みで、エノコログサの揺れる穂に猫がじゃれつくことから通称「猫じゃらし」と付いた。
正式和名のエノコログサはいぬころ（犬の子供）の尻尾に穂が似ているからこの名がついた。
五穀の一つである粟の原種で脱穀して加工すれば一応食用になる。
そのまま乾燥させてお茶にしても美味しい。