Figleaved goosefoot
Chenopodium serotinum L. [Chenopodiaceae]
Synonym: Chenopodium ficifolium Smith
Koakaza (コアカザ, 小藜)
Life form: annual
Origin: exotic from Europe and East Asia
Habit: widespread weed on ruderal habitats, e.g., roadsdies, dunes, and arable lands
Chenopodium serotinum in Hokkaido
[Left] A whole plant. [Center] Close-up. [Right] C. serotinum (right-side) and C. album (left-side). The landscape is a typical early stage of secondary succession. All photos were taken at a parking lot along a radoside at East Ward (N24/E1) in the city of Sapporo on August 30, 2008.