Japanese name: ホソバアカザ Scientific name:Chenopodium stenophyllum
[Overview]
An annual 20–80 cm tall, often found near the seashore.
The stem branches and is erect.
The leaves are simple and alternate, linear-lanceolate to oblong, thick, with the underside slightly powdery white.
On the lower part of the stem, the leaf margins have sparse low teeth or are entire; on the upper leaves they are entire.
Inflorescences at the stem tips and from the leaf axils bear many small green flowers closely packed; the lower nodes of the inflorescence have leaf-like bracts, and there are no papillae.
The perianth is 5-lobed, and the lobes have no ridge on the back.
The seeds are black and slightly lustrous, with a short beak-like projection.
