Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物

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Prunella vulgaris ssp. asiatica / Utsubogusa ウツボグサ

Bloom time: June-August

   
Family:
 
Lamiaceae / Shisoka


 

Species in the genus Prunella:


Prunella vulgaris ssp. asiatica / Utsubogusa
Prunella vulgaris ssp. asiatica f. albiflora / Shirobanautsubogusa




 
   

Prunella vulgaris ssp. asiatica / Utsubogusa ウツボグサ

 
Prunella vulgaris ssp. asiatica is a perennial herb 10-30cm tall, growing in grasslands or on roadsides in fields and mountains. Leaves are of opposite phyllotaxis, in the shape of a 2-5cm long oblong-like lanceolate. Stem tips give birth to inflorescences and densely set purple labiate flowers. As flowering ends, runners extend themselves from the stem bases. Bloom time: June-August.
                 
                     
                     
                     

SUMMER #9

 
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