pigweed

Japanese: pigweed
pigweed

...There are no wild species in Japan, but more than 10 species have become naturalized. Among them, four species, A. retroflexus L. (English name pigweed), A. patulus Bertoloui (illustration), A. viridis L. (A. viridus), and A. lividus L. (illustration), are widespread throughout Japan and are commonly found in wastelands in urban areas. These four species are said to be native to tropical America, but are now widespread worldwide, and their original distribution ranges are not known exactly.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "pigweed" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本には野生種はないが,10種以上が帰化している。中でもアオゲイトウA.retroflexus L.(英名pigweed),ホソアオゲイトウA.patulus Bertoloui(イラスト),ホナガイヌビユA.viridis L.,イヌビユA.lividus L.(イラスト)の4種は日本全土に広がっており,市街地の荒地に普通に見られる。これら4種は熱帯アメリカ原産といわれているが,現在では汎(はん)世界的に広がっており,本来の分布域は正確にはわからない。…

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