Erect, branched, short-pilose annual 30-80 cm. high; leaves membra- nous, broadly ovate, 5-10 cm. long, 3-5 cm. wide, acuminate, subtruncate at base, obtusely toothed, coarsely appressed-pilose above, short-pilose beneath, often slighdy scabrous on both numerous, in axillary glomerules; achenes about 1 mm. across, compressed-trigonous, dispersed with minute raised points. Sept.-Oct. Grassy places and cultivated fields in lowlands;
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu; common. Ryukyus and China.