| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily | Boraginoideae |
| Scientific name | Trigonotis brevipes (Maximovicz) Maximovicz ex Hemsley |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) mizu-tabirako (ミズタビラコ, 水田平子 [meaning: wet area creeping weed]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane streamside |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants 10-40cm long. Leaves 1.5-4cm long, 1-2cm wide. Flowers blue corollas 2.5-3mm across, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
| May 2008 at mountane riverside |
May 2008 at mountane riverside |
May 2008 at mountane riverside |
| May 2008 at mountane riverside |