Justicia procumbens var. leucantha f. japonica("Kitsunenomago")
Japanese name: キツネノマゴ（狐孫） Scientific name:Justicia procumbens var. leucantha f. japonica
[Overview]
An annual 10–40 cm tall, commonly seen along roadsides and in vacant lots.
The stem branches sparsely, has 6 ridges, and the nodes are swollen.
Short hairs grow densely on the stem, pointing downward.
The leaves are simple and opposite, ovate, 2–4 cm long and 1–2 cm wide, with entire margins.
There is a short petiole.
A spike is produced at the branch tips, densely set with linear bracts, and the flowers peek out from between them.
The flowers are pale reddish purple and two-lipped.
The fruit is a capsule.
[Uses]
The young stems and leaves are eaten, and the aboveground part is used medicinally.
