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Mizosoba
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English name |
Mizosoba（JPG：153KB） |
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Scientific name |
Persicaria thunbergii (Siebold et Zucc.) H.Gross |
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Best season |
July, August, September, October |
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Commentary |
An annual plant that grows in clusters in slightly damp places. The stem has a downward-pointing spike that creeps along the ground. The flowers look like pink kompeito, a Japanese sugar candy, gathering in clusters of a dozen or more at the ends of branches. The leaves are oval hastate in shape with a base that swells out like an ear. The common name Ushi-no-hitai (bull's forehead) comes from the leaves resembling the face of a bull. |
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