apoikuwagata
Plantaginaceae
Veronica schmidtiana subsp. senanensis var. yezoalpina f. exigua
- Physical characteristics:
- This perennial grows to approximately 10 cm in height. The leaves grow near the base and have serrated edges, and their undersides have a purplish tint. The flowers bloom from the bottom upward.
- Blooming period:
- June
- Habitat:
- the Umanose area and parts of the ridgeline
- Other information:
- an endemic variety
- Japanese name origin:
- The “kuwagata” shares its etymology with stag beetles, also called “kuwagata” in Japanese. Both names come from their resemblance to another “kuwagata”: the crest attached to samurai helmets worn during battles in the Sengoku period (the period of warring states in Japan).