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The Leaf between flower (Bothriospermum tenellum) belongs to Boraginaceae (the Borage family). It is an annual or a biennial herb that is widely distributed throughout Japan, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, China, and Southeast Asia. It grows along roadsides and in fields, and is 10-15 cm tall. The stems are thin and crawl on the ground at the base. The leaves are oblong to elliptic and alternate, and blue-purple flowers bloom between the leaves at the top of the stem from March to November. It is similar to the cucumber herb, but it does not produce an inflorescence like a scorpion's tail. In Taiwanese, it is called "細纍子草" and in Chinese "柔弱斑种草" (rou ruo ban zhong cao).
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