Scrophularia duplicate-serrata Makino

Japanese: ヒナノウスツボ（英語表記）Scrophularia duplicate‐serrata Makino

A perennial plant of the Scrophulariaceae family that grows in mountain forests (illustration). Its Japanese name means "Hina Mortar Pot" (Hina Doll's Mortar Jar), and is based on the shape of its flower. The underground stem is thick and spreads horizontally. The stem is soft, square in cross section, upright, and 0.5-1m tall. The leaves are opposite, soft, ovate, 7-11cm long and 3-5cm wide. In August and September, a panicle is formed at the end of the stem, and many sparse dark reddish purple flowers bloom. The flowers are urn-shaped, 7-9mm long, with a lip-shaped tip, a long upper lip, and a single spatula-shaped pseudostamen on the inside.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

山地の林中に生えるゴマノハグサ科の多年草（イラスト）。和名は〈雛の臼壺（うすつぼ）〉の意味で，花の形による。地下茎は肥厚して横にはう。茎は柔らかく，断面は四角形で直立し，高さ0.5～1m。葉は対生し，柔らかく，卵形で長さ7～11cm，幅3～5cm。8～9月，茎の先に円錐花序をつくり，まばらに暗赤紫色の花を多くつける。花はつぼ形で，長さ7～9mm，先は唇形となり，上唇は長く，内面に1個のへら状の仮雄蕊（かゆうずい）がある。

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