Japan Flora: Coarsely strigose biennial; stems 40-80 cm. long, much branched in upper part, rather stout, hairs of lower half spreading, about 2 mm. long; lower leaves petiolate, the median ones sessile, oblong-lanceolate, 10-20 cm. long, 2-3 cm. wide, acuminate at both ends, coarsely strigose on upper side and on nerves beneath; leaves on branches 3-10 cm. long, 7-20 mm. wide; racemes 15-20 cm. long, loosely flowered; flowers pale blue, about 3 nun. across; calyx-segments reflexed in fruit. June-Aug. Riverbanks and valleys, some­ times in clearings in mountains;

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. s. Kuriles and Korea.

var. tosaense (Nakai) H.Hara. Leaves less densely hairy on upper side. Occurs with the typical phase.

var. yesoense Nakai. Inflorescence more prominently hairy. Occurs with the typical phase.