| Family | Plantaginaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae; Veronicaceae) |
| Tribe | Antirrhineae |
| Scientific name | Linaria japonica Miquel |
| Synonyms | noneLinaria japonica Miquel |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) un-ran (ウンラン, 海蘭 [meaning: coastal orchid]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
| Habital | Sand beach |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=12 |
| Description | Plants creeping 20-40cm long. Leaves 1.5-5cm long, 0.5-2cm wide. Flowers lemon yellow (orange yellow at center), flowering in August to October. Seeds 5-6mm across. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Linaria japonica Miquel |
| Linaria japonica Miq. | |
| On the Constituents of Linaria japonica MIQ. IV. Chemical Correlation of cis-Clerodane Diterpenes with trans-Clerodane Diterpenes | |
| Studies on Medicinal Resources. XXXVII. The Components of Leaves of Linaria japonica MIQ. and L. vulgaris MILL. (Scrophlariaceae) | |
| Studies on Constituents of Medicinal Plants. XII. The Constituents of the Flowers of Linaria japonica MIQ |
| Photo by Madame Popow | Photo by Madame Popow |
| September 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
September 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
| Photo by Madame Popow |
| October 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |