| Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
| Subfamily | Pogostemonoideae |
| Scientific name | Pogostemon yatabeanus (Makino) Press |
| Synonyms | Dysophylla linearis Bentham var. yatabeana (Makino) Kudo; Dysophylla lythroides Diels; Dysophylla martini Vaniot; Dysophylla yatabeana Makino; Eusteralis yatabeana (Makino) Panigrahi |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) mizu-tora-no-o (ミズトラノオ, 水虎尾 [meaning: water tiger tail]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Swamp, rice paddy |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
| Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 3-5 verticillate, leaflets each 3-7cm long, 2-5mm wide. Flowers inflorescences 2-8cm long, calyxs 2.5mm long, purple corollas ca. 7-8mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 0.8mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Dysophylla yatabeana Makino |
| Note | Rare species. |
| October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
| October 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |