| Man’yō Name |
Omopigusa
思草（おもひぐさ） |
| Modern Name |
- Nanbangiseru 南蛮煙管（ナンバンギセル）
- Rindō 竜胆リンドウ
- Tsuyukusa 露草ツユクサ
- Ominaeshi 女郎花
- A plant growing in the shade of another
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| English Names |
- Forest Ghost Flower
- Gentian
- Dayflower
- Valerian
- –
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| Scientific Name |
- F. Orobanchaceae; Aeginetia indica
- F. Gentianaceae; Gentiana scabra var. buergeri
- F. Commelinaceae; Commelina communis
- F. Valerianaceae; Patrinia scabiosifolia
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| Distribution |
Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu |
| Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Poems (1)
'Simply moving and elegant'