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Chenopodium ambrosioides / Kearitasou ケアリタソウ

Bloom time: June-November

   
Family:
 
 Amaranthaceae
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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Chenopodium:

Chenopodium ambrosioides / Kearitasou

   

Chenopodium ambrosioides / Kearitasou ケアリタソウ

 

Chenopodium ambrosioides, an annual herb originating in South America, may occur on roadsides or wastelands in urban areas and grows to 0.6-1m in height, with a distinctive smell. Leaves are alternate, 3-10 cm long, oblong, with coarse serrations on the margins and numerous pale yellow glandular dots on the lower surfaces. Branch tips produce numerous green flowers in a conical arrangement. The spikes have leaf-like bracts and mingle together bisexual and female flowers. Bloom time: July-November.

                   
                     
                     
                     

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