“Flower like a wave”

On a sunny early summer day, some purple flowers were blooming on the edge of the woods.  The Japanese skullcaps is called “Tatsunami-sou”. Tatsunami means that the waves are rising. It was named after the shape of a bubbling wave-like flower. There are many similar species.  [JUNE 2021]

Scutellaria indica

むらさき色で、首をもたげたような花が特徴的なタツナミソウ。初夏に林縁などで見かけます。シソ科タツナミソウ属は数多く、一見しただけでは分からないことも多くあります。