Species in the genus Scrophularia:

Scrophularia buergeriana / Gomanohagusa
Scrophularia duplicatosserata / Hinanousutsubo
Scrophularia kakudensis / Oohinanousutsubo
　

Scrophularia duplicatosserata / Hinanousutsubo ヒナノウスツボ

Scrophularia duplicatosserata is a perennial found in forest floors in hilly districts, with rhizomes becoming fat, sending out fine roots. Stems are soft, have four ridges on them, are erect, and are 0.4-1m in height. Leaves are of opposite phyllotaxis, each ovate-oblong, 6-11cm long, with 1-3cm long petioles, margins being sharp double serrate. Stem tips set panicles in which 7-9mm long dark purple flowers (corollas) come out. Bloom time: July-September.