Veronica ovata subsp. maritima f. angustata ("Echigotorano")

Japanese name: エチゴトラノオ （越後虎尾）
Scientific name: Veronica ovata subsp. maritima f. angustata

[Overview]
A perennial about 0.5–1 m tall, growing on seashores on the Sea of Japan side.
The stem is erect.
Leaves are simple and opposite, lanceolate and about 5–10 cm long, somewhat thick, hairless and glossy on the upper surface, with low, slightly pointed serrations on the margin.
The leaves have stalks.
Racemes at the stem tips bear many dense bluish purple flowers.
The corolla is 4-lobed, and 2 stamens protrude out of the flower.
The flower stalks have rather long hairs that curve upward.
The fruit is a spherical capsule.

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