Scutellaria indica; skullcap

Japanese: タツナミソウ(立浪草) - タツナミソウ（英語表記）Scutellaria indica; skullcap

A perennial plant of the Lamiaceae family, it is widely distributed in the warm temperate zone of southeastern Asia and grows under forests in hilly areas throughout Japan except Hokkaido. It has short creeping rhizomes and erect stems that are densely covered with white hairs. It has heart-shaped, stalk-shaped leaves that are 1-2.5 cm in diameter and grow opposite each other. In early summer, it produces a long flower spike at the top of the stem, with purple lip-shaped flowers arranged in two rows that open facing one way. It is said that this Japanese name comes from the resemblance of the flowers to foaming waves.

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Japanese:

シソ科の多年草で，アジアの南東部の暖温帯に広く分布し，北海道を除く日本各地の丘陵地の林下に生じる。根茎は短くはい，茎は直立し白毛が密生する。径1～2.5cmの心臓形で有柄の葉が対生する。初夏に，茎の頂部に長い花穂を出し，紫色の唇形花が2列に並んで一方を向いて開く。花の様子が泡立つ波に似ているのでこの和名があるという。

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