Veronica miqueliana

Veronica miqueliana

  • Veronica miqueliana
  • Veronica miqueliana
  • Flower name
    Veronica miqueliana
  • Scientific name
    Veronica miqueliana
  • AliasVeronica miqueliana, 鍬形草
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringHigh mountain
  • Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Veronica miqueliana

Kuwagataso ,(scientific name: Veronica miqueliana) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Japan in the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to the mountainous forests of northeastern to central Japan. Both sides of the leaves are hairy. From late spring to early summer, it produces one to five flowers with a florid inflorescence extending from the leaf axils. The flowers are white or pale red-white, dish-shaped, with four lobed petals that join at the base.

Common name: Kuwagataso ,scientific name: Veronica miqueliana, grass height: 15 to 30 cm, Inflorescence: opposite, Leaf length: 1-5 cm, Leaf width: 0.7-2.5 cm, Leaf shape: ovate to long ovate, Leaf margin: serrated, flowering time: May-June, inflorescence: raceme, diameter: 0.8-1.3 cm, number of stamens: 2, Fruit type: capsule, fruit shape: triangular, fan-shaped.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Plantaginaceae
  • Genus
    Veronica miqueliana
  • Species
    Veronica miqueliana
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Cup-shaped
  • Leaf type
    ovoid
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeperennial herbaceous plant
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height15.0 ~ 30.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.8 ~ 1.3 cm

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