シソ科ヤマハッカ属の多年草で、学名は Rabdosia umbrosa var. leucantha(syn. Isodon kameba)。英名はありません。
The "Kameba-hikiokoshi" (Rabdosia umbrosa var. leucantha) belongs to Laminceae (the Mint family). It is a perennial herb that is native from Chubu district to southern Tohoku district of Japan. This herb grows in woodland margines and can reach 60-90 cm in height. The leaves are ovate-round with acute teeth and trilobate tips - the center lobe elongates like a turtle's tail. The spikes are borne in terminal branches and the blue-purple labiate flowers bloom from September to October.