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(First upload on November 25 2018. Last on August 17 2021) [ 日本語 | English ]

Gomphrena globrosa L.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Gomphrena L. (センニチコウ)
Sennichikou (センニチコウ, 千日紅), globe amaranth or bachelor's button
Lifeform: annual forb
Distribution: central America (Brazil - Panama - Guatemala)

introduced to Japan in Edo Era

Habitat: rare escape from gardens
Flower: violet, white, pink, etc.
Leaf: borad (as compared with G. haageana)
Photosynthesis: C4
Use: gardening (cultivars)
G. haageana
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Gomphrena globrosa in Hokkaido


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[1-4] in a small flower garden near L Plaza Building, North Ward, Sapporo, on October 15 2018. [5] under a street tree in N14/W4, North Ward, Sapporo, on July 31 2021.

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