Japanese name: アキノノゲシ（秋野芥子） Scientific name:Pterocypsela indica
[Overview]
An annual or biennial 0.6–2 m tall, found in sunny places.
It has spindle-shaped roots.
The whole plant is hairless.
White latex comes out when the stems or leaves are damaged.
The leaves are of two kinds, basal leaves and leaves alternate on the stem; the basal leaves have withered by the time of flowering.
The stem leaves are 10–25 cm long and irregularly pinnately cut.
The flower heads are white to pale yellow, borne in conical clusters at the stem tips, and face upward.
Each flower head consists only of 21–27 ray florets.
The undersides of the flowers are tinged with purple.
The involucre is cylindrical, and its lower part swells when the fruit ripens.
The fruit is a flattened achene with a white pappus.
