Mazus miquelii, a perennial herb found in damp places
like paths between paddies, propagates by sending out runners.
Leaves gather together at the bases, 4-7cm long and 1-1.5cm wide, in
an obovate or oblong shape. Those on the runners are small and in an
opposite arrangement. Flower stalks, 10-15cm tall, emerge among the
basal leaves and sparsely set light purple to red-purple flowers on
them. Corollas are lip-shaped, measuring 1.5-2cm in length; the
upper lips are cleft in 2, the lower lips in 3, and the calyxes are
in a campanulate shape and cranny in five. Bloom time: April-May. |