Japanese name: コアカザ Scientific name:Chenopodium ficifolium
[Overview]
A prehistoric naturalized plant native to Eurasia, an annual 20–60 cm tall, found along roadsides and in wasteland and fields.
The stem branches and is erect.
The leaves are alternate, 2–5 cm long and 1–3 cm wide, triangular-oblong to broadly lanceolate-ovate, shallowly 3-lobed near the base, usually with a rounded tip and shallow wavy teeth on the margin.
The underside of the leaves is covered with white powder and looks slightly powdery white.
The leaves have petioles.
Dense panicle-like inflorescences at the stem tips bear many small green flowers closely packed.
The perianth is deeply 5-lobed, and the lobes have a ridge on the back.
The seeds are black and lusterless, with a fine net-like pattern of bumps and depressions.
