Veronica onoei

Veronica onoei or Gunbai-zuru (Scientific name: Veronica onoei) is a creeping, alpine perennial herb endemic to Japan and belonging to the genus Veronica of the family Plantaginaceaee. It grows naturally in sunny gravelly areas in the mountains of Japan (central Honshu; Mt. Asama, Shiga Kogen, and Utsukushi-ga-hara). Its name is derived from its fruits, which are in the shape of a military rank, and from the fact that the vine is a tendril. The species name "onoei" is a dedication to Dr. Motoyoshi Ono, a Japanese botanist and translator.

Common name: Veronica onoei, Scientific name: Veronica onoei, Place of origin: Endemic to Japan, Life cycle: sunny mountainous areas such as Mt. Asama and Shiga Kogen in Honshu, Japan; grass: long, leaf shape: circular; leaf length: 2 cm; leaf width: 1 to 2.5 cm; leaf margin: round serrate; inflorescence: 2-rowed, opposite; inflorescence: raceme, 6 to 13 cm; flower color: blue-violet; corolla: bell-shaped, 4 lobes; flowering site: leaf axils; flowering season: July to August. Flowering season: July-August; Diameter: 0.8 cm; Number of stamens: 2, number of pistils: 1; Fruit type: capsule; Note: VU: endangered category II.