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不便なところなのに、この背の高い雑草がお店の前に育っています。店のオーナは気にしていないようです。誰かこの植物の名前を知っていますか。
It seems that the shop owner has long accommodated herself and her shop to the annual giant weed that ‘s growing just in front. The leaves are enormous. What is this summer weed?
UPDATE: Thanks to my smart readers, I’ve learned it’s called キリ (kiri) in Japanese and Paulownia tomentosa in Latin.
Haha, wow…. It’s creepy seeing a weed that huge~ O_O
Paulownia tomentosa, Empress Tree, Kiri
Thanks, Tom!
I guess it’s a Paulownia tomentosa…
Thanks, Magali. Two others also said the same. I am amazed that it can grow like this. Wikipedia says that “it functions ecologically as a pioneer plant” because it tolerates pollution and poor soil and can also survive wildfire.