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Achyranthes japonica (Hangul: 쇠무릎), also known as Japanese Chaff Flower is a perennial member of the Achyranthes genus in the Amaranthaceae family. It can be discovered on the roadside and its main distribution is Korea and Japan. ==Ecology== Achyranthes japonica is a perennial plant growing to - tall with thickened roots. Stems are glabrous or slightly pubescent and shape quadrangular and branched.〔 Its nodes are dilated. The leaves opposite and shape elliptic or oval and slightly pubescent and have petiolate. The leaves are - long and - wide. Flowers bloom in Aug. to Sep. and inflorescence spikes in axils and at terminals of the stem. From there, tiny green flowers bloom. It has 5 stamens and a pistil in each flower and unites into one at the bottom. Tiny bracts, branch shaped, easily stick to cloth. *Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. *Suitable pH: acid and neutral soils.〔 It grows in woody areas in lowlands and hills.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Achyranthes japonica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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