英語の後に日本語が続きます。
Virginia pepperweed or least pepperwort (Lepidium virginicum) is native to North America and its existence was first confirmed in Japan in the Meiji era (1868 - 1912). Virginia pepperweed resembles
shepherd's purses (Capsella bursa-pastoris) very much, but while the fruits of shepherd's purse are triangle shaped, Virginia pepperweed's fruit shape is rounder, resembling that of small "
gunbai," a type of Japanese war fan.
Gunbai were once held by samurai leaders and priests but now used by (only) umpires in sumo wrestling. The
gunbai shape is that of the fruits in the 1st photo.
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