Kitsunenomago - fox's child

Japanese: キツネノマゴ - きつねのまご
Kitsunenomago - fox's child

An annual plant of the Acanthaceae family (APG classification: Acanthaceae). The stem is square, 10-40 cm tall, lies prostrate at the base, and branches abundantly. The leaves are oblong and 2-5 cm long. From summer to autumn, pale purple to white flowers appear in spikes at the ends of the branches. The calyx has four lobes to the base. The corolla is bilabial. The corolla lobes are folded up like a tile in the bud. There are two stamens. The anthers are two-lobed, offset vertically, with the lower lobe having a spur. The capsule is oblong and bears four seeds. It is commonly found on roadsides, grows south of Honshu, and is widely distributed mainly in tropical Asia. Young leaves are sometimes eaten.

[Hiroshi Terao October 20, 2021]

Foxglove
From summer to autumn, pale purple to white flowers bloom in spikes at the ends of the branches. ©Shogakukan ">

Foxglove

Foxglove flower (morphology)
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Foxglove flower (morphology)


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

キツネノマゴ科(APG分類:キツネノマゴ科)の一年草。茎は四角で高さ10~40センチメートル、基部は地に伏し、よく分枝する。葉は長楕円(ちょうだえん)形で長さ2~5センチメートル。夏から秋にかけて枝先の穂状花序に淡紫色から白色の花をつける。萼(がく)は基部まで4裂する。花冠は二唇形。花冠裂片はつぼみでは瓦(かわら)重ね状に畳まれる。雄しべは2本。葯(やく)は2室で上下にずれてつき、下の1室に距(きょ)がある。蒴果(さくか)は長楕円形で四つの種子をつける。道端に普通にみられ、本州以南に生育し、アジアの熱帯を中心に広く分布する。若葉を食用とすることもある。

[寺尾 博 2021年10月20日]

キツネノマゴ
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キツネノマゴ

キツネノマゴの花〔形態〕
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キツネノマゴの花〔形態〕


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