Veronica japonensis ("Yamakuwagata")

Japanese name: ヤマクワガタ （山鍬形）
Scientific name: Veronica japonensis

[Overview]
A perennial found in the subalpine zone, growing in places such as beech forests.
The whole plant is hairy.
The stems branch, creep along the ground and grow to about 10–20 cm long.
The leaves are simple and opposite, broadly ovate, 1.2–2.5 cm long and 0.9–2 cm wide, with 3–8 pairs of teeth.
A raceme emerges from the upper leaf axils of the stem and bears 3–8 flowers sparsely.
The corolla is 4-lobed, 8 mm across and pale pink.
The fruit is a capsule.

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