Japanese name: ゴウシュウアリタソウ（豪州有田草） Scientific name:Dysphania pumilio
[Overview]
An annual 15–40 cm tall, found in urban areas and fields.
The whole plant has yellow glands and a strong odor.
The stems and leaves bear curved hairs and glandular hairs.
The stem branches well from the base, creeps along the ground, and rises at the tip.
The leaves are simple and alternate, 0.8–3 cm long and 0.4–1.5 cm wide, elliptic to oblanceolate, with 3–4 pairs of large serrations on the margin.
The upper surface of the leaves has conspicuous wrinkles along the veins.
The flowers are small and green, borne in heads in the leaf axils.
The fruit is a utricle enclosed in a fleshy perianth.
[History]
It was reported on the basis of specimens collected in Hyogo and Tochigi in the 1930s.
