Japanese name: イヌノフグリ（犬陰嚢） Scientific name:Veronica polita var. lilacina
[Overview]
A winter annual 10–20 cm tall, seen in fields, along roadsides and in vacant lots.
The stems branch freely at the base and spread in all directions, with the upper parts rising obliquely.
The stems are sparsely hairy.
Leaves are simple, opposite on the lower part of the stem and alternate on the upper part.
They are ovate-round, 4–11 mm in both length and width, with sparse hairs on both sides.
The leaf margin has 2–3 pairs of large blunt teeth.
Flowers are borne singly in the leaf axils.
The corolla is 4-lobed, 2–3 mm across, and pale pink with reddish purple lines.
The fruit is a flattened, spherical capsule constricted in the middle.
[Notes]
The Japanese name derives from the shape of the fruit.
