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The "Hangesho" (Saururus chinensis) belongs to Saururaceae (the Lizard's-tailfamily). It is a perennial herb that is distributed westward from Honshu to Shikoku and Kyushu of Japan, as well as Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, China and Philippine. This herb grows in marshes and can reach 50-100 cm in height. The clusters are borne and bloom white flowers from June to August. The halves of leaf-blades near clusters turn into white in flower season. The Japanese name "hangesho" comes from this, and from the fact that the season falls around the 11th day after the summer solstice, which is called "hangesho". In Taiwanese Chinese, it is called "三白草", and "三白草" (san bai cao) in Chinese.
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