Japan Flora: Erect perennial herb 50-100 cm. long; stems thinly ascending- puberulous; leaves ovate or sometimes rather narrowly ovate, 5- 10 cm. long, 2.5-5 cm. wide, acuminate, rounded to broadly cuneate at base, coarsely toothed, vivid green, scattered-pilose above, often sparingly short-pilose beneath; staminate inflorescence on upper portion of stems above the pistillate, the glomerules rather loose. July-Oct. Woods in mountains;

Hokkaido, Honshu. Korea and China.

Japan Flora: Perennial; stems erect, simple or slightly branched, 40-80 cm.ong, retrorsely puberulous; leaves broadly ovate to ovate- orbicular, 5-12 cm. long, 4-10 cm. wide, acuminate, cordate at base, coarsely incised-serrate, with scattered coarse appressed hairs above, pubernlent beneath especially on nerves, the petioles 3-10 cm. long, white appressed-puberulent; in-florescence axillary, narrowly pyramidal or subspicatc, the pistillate above the staminate; flowers small, pale green, the 2 inner segments accrescent after anthesis and investing the achene; achenes flat, green, ovate. Oct.-Nov. Woods in mountains;

Honshu (Kanto Distr. and westw.), Shikoku, Kyushu.