イヌノフグリ

noun

grey field-speedwell; Veronica polita

A small flowering plant with blue flowers, common in fields and roadsides. The Japanese name literally means 'dog's scrotum' from the shape of the fruit.

• 春はるになると、道みち端ばたにイヌノフグリがたくさん咲さいている。

  In spring, many grey field-speedwells bloom along the roadside.