ウツボグサ

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Meanings

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common self-heal; Prunella vulgaris subsp. asiatica

usually written using kana alone

A perennial herb in the mint family, native to East Asia. Often used in traditional medicine.

ウツボグサは夏なつに紫むらさき色いろの花はなを咲さかせます。
Common self-heal blooms with purple flowers in summer.
漢かん方ぽうではウツボグサを夏か枯ご草そうと呼よびます。
In Kampo medicine, common self-heal is called 'kagoso'.