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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
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Chenopodium L. (アカザ)Taxonomically-confusing groupC. album L.Shiroza (シロザ, 白藜), fathenLifeform: fast-growing annual weed in Japan Distribution: probably native to Europe, now widespread cosmopolitan Habitat: arable land, grassland, cropfieds, etc. Leaf: white on the backside ↔ C. serotinum Edible plant: whole plant (rich in vitamins A, B2, and C) var. centrorubrum Makino Akaza (アカザ, 赤藜), red-purple farinose buds, shoots and/or leaves |
Synonyms
C. centrorubrum (Makino) Nakai ssp. album (standard) ssp. striatum (Krašan) Murr var. reticulatum (Aellen) Uotila Hybrids Producing hybrids with C. opulifolium, S. strictum and C. suecicum |
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[1] The plant was extremely huge at Toya Lake Station, Iburi Province, on August 21 2007. [2] Dominant species in the early stage of secondary succession. [3] under a street tree close to Fuji Women's University, North Ward, Sapporo, on July 15 2020. [4] in front of Konan Shrine in Tonden, North Ward, Sapporo, on July 4 2020. Records: under a street tree in N24/W1, North Ward, Sapporo, on October 24 2020.
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[1] at a construction field in N24/W2, North Ward, Sapporo, on October 20 2009. [2] on a pedestrian road, Yahata Town, Hakodate City, on July 27 2012. [3] along Atsuma Coast (浜厚真), central Hokkaido, on June 16 2020.