| Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) | 
| Subfamily | Scutellarioideae | 
| Scientific name | Scutellaria indica L. var. parvifolia (Makino) Makino | 
| Synonyms | Scutellaria indica L. var. japonica (C. Morren & Decaisne) Franchet et Savatier; Scutellaria indica L. var. japonica (C. Morren & Decaisne) Franchet et Savatier forma parvifolia Makino; Scutellaria indica L. var. parvifolia (Makino) Makino forma alba (H. Hara) H. Hara ex Murata & T. Yamazaki; Scutellaria indica L. var. typica Kudô; Scutellaria parvifolia (Makino) Koidzumi | 
| Common name | (Japanese common name) koba-no-tatsunami (コバノタツナミ, 小葉立浪 [meaning: small leaved sea spray weed]) | 
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu (mainly in coastal area) | 
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane field, seaside | 
| Chromosomal number | 2n=26 | 
| Description | Plants 5-20cm tall. Leaves 1cm long, 1cm wide. Flowers purple or white (forma alba) corollas ca. 2cm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. | 
| Reference | Scutellaria indica var. parvifolia | 
| Scutellaria indica L. | |
| Chromosome numbers of Japanese Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) | |
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| May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden  | 
      May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden  | 
      May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden  | 
    
| May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden  |