Stachys aspera var. hispidula

Flower name
Stachys aspera var. hispidula
Scientific name
Stachys aspera var. hispidula
Alias犬胡麻, チョロギダマシ, 犬ごま, いぬごま
Place of originJapan, Korea and China
Place of floweringFields and footpaths
Flowering seasonJuly, August

What is Stachys aspera var. hispidula

Inugoma (Scientific name: Stachys aspera var. hispidula) is native to Japan, Korea and China and is a perennial plant in the genus Stachys of the family Lamiaceae. In Japan, it grows wild in the wetlands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. The stems are four mausoleums with downward-facing hairs. In summer, it produces several rows of pink, double-lipped flowers on a ring-shaped inflorescence. It is similar to sesame, but it is not edible.

Plants Similar to Inugoma

Here, we introduce plants related to Inugoma (Stachys aspera var. hispidula).
Sesame (Sesamum indicum) has fruits that look similar, but they are not edible. Inugoma is also known by another name, "Chorogidamashi."
Chorogi (Stachys sieboldii) is native to China and produces edible, snail-like tubers at the ends of its rhizomes, which Inugoma does not.

Left: Inugoma (Stachys aspera var. hispidula), Center: Sesame (Sesamum indicum), Right: Chorogi (Stachys sieboldii) (No flowers, just the tubers. Sorry.)

Common name: Inugoma,
Scientific name: Stachys aspera var. hispidula, Place of origin: Japan, Korean Peninsula, China, Russia,
Habitat distribution: Hokkaido - Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Environment: Wetlands such as the shores of lakes and marshes, etc.,
Grass height: 40-70 cm, petiole: paired, leaf shape: lanceolate, Leaf length: 3-9 cm, Leaf width: 1-2.5 cm,
Flowering season: July to August, Flower crown length: 1.2 - 1.5 cm, Crown shape: 2-labellated, Flower color: Pale crimson with a pale crimson pattern on the lower lip,
Number of stamens: 4; stamens: 1; fruit type: branched; fruit length: 0.2 cm.