Family: |
Verbenaceae/
Kumatsuzuraka |
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Notes For Reference:- |
Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus
Verbena:
Verbena
officinalis /
Kumatsudura |
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Verbena officinalis / Kumatsuzura
クマツヅラ |
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Verbena officinalis, a
perennial herb inhabiting fields and mountains or roadsides, grows
30-80cm tall. Stems are square, stand erect, and branch at upper
parts, and the whole is with fine hairs. Leaves measure 3-10cm in
length, 2-5cm in width, in an ovate shape, generally cleft in three,
and the lobes pinnately cut in afresh. Leaf surfaces dent along
veins and are wavy in a wrinkled way. Branch tips bear slender
inflorescences growing to about 30cm in height and set about 4mm
across light red flowers. Bloom time: June-September. |
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