Mazus miquelii (Mazus miquelii)

Japanese: サギゴケ(鷺苔) - サギゴケ（英語表記）Mazus miquelii

A perennial plant of the Scrophulariaceae family. It is found in various parts of Japan south of Honshu, Taiwan, and China, and grows in moist places such as rice field ridges. The stems with opposite leaves are long and creeping, which is especially noticeable after flowering. The leaves at the base of the stem are obovate, 2-5 cm long and 1.5-2 cm wide, but the leaves at the top become almost circular. A short flower stalk emerges from the base of the stem in April and May, and bears several flowers. The corolla is labiate and reddish purple or white. The reddish purple flowers are sometimes called purple moss, and the white flowers are sometimes called sagigoke or sagishiba. A yellowish brown spot is noticeable in the center of the lower lip of the flower. The style is single and long, with a bifurcated tip that closes immediately when touched.

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Japanese:

ゴマノハグサ科の多年草。本州以南の日本各地と台湾，中国に分布し，田のあぜなど湿ったところに生える。葉を対生した茎は長く匍匐し，花後特に顕著となる。茎の基部の葉は倒卵形で長さ2～5cm，幅 1.5～2cmであるが，上部の葉はほぼ円形になる。4～5月頃，根ぎわから短い花茎を出し，数個の花をつける。花冠は唇形で紅紫色または白色。花が紅紫色のものをムラサキサギゴケ，白色のものをサギゴケまたはサギシバと呼んで区別することもある。花の下唇中央部には黄褐色の斑点が目立つ。花柱は1本で細長く，先は2分し触れるとすぐに閉じる習性をもっている。

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