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2025.11.25
コウヤボウキ
コウヤボウキが咲いています。林縁などに生えるキク科の落葉低木です。和名は高野山で箒を作るために植栽されたことに由来します。
"Kouya-Bouki" trees are in bloom. They are deciduous shrubs in the Asteraceae family that typically grow along forest edges. Their name comes from the fact that they were once cultivated in Koyasan to make brooms.
2025.11.21
センブリ
センブリが咲いています。日当たりのよい草地に生えるリンドウ科の越年草です。全草に苦みがあり、胃腸薬として知られています。和名は湯の中で千回振り出してもまだ苦み成分が出るほど苦みが強いことに由来します。
"Senburi" plants are in bloom. They are biennial plants in the Gentianaceae family that grow in sunny grasslands. The entire plant is extremely bitter and has long been used as a remedy for digestive troubles. The name “senburi” comes from the idea that it remains bitter even after being dipped in hot water a thousand times.
2025.11.18
コチヂミザサ
コチヂミザサが咲いています。林内など日陰に見られるイネ科の多年草です。和名のチヂミザサは葉がササの葉に似ていて、波打っていることに由来します。全体に毛が多いものをケチヂミザサと呼ぶのに対し、毛の少ないものをコチヂミザサと呼んでいます。
“Ko-Chidimizasa” plants are in bloom. They are perennial plants in the Poaceae family that grow in shady places such as forest understories. The name “Chidimizasa” comes from the wavy appearance of their leaves, which resemble those of Sasa plants. The hairier variety is called "Ke-Chidimizasa," while the less hairy one is known as "Ko-Chidimizasa".
2025.11.14
アキグミ
アキグミの実がなっています。山野や河原など日当たりの良い場所に生えるグミ科の落葉低木です。和名は、秋に実が熟することに由来します。
"Akigumi" trees are bearing fruit. They are deciduous shrubs in the Elaeagnaceae family that grow in sunny places such as open fields, mountains, and along rivers. Their name comes from the fact that their fruit ripens in the fall.
2025.11.11
アリタソウ
アリタソウが咲いています。南アメリカ原産のヒユ科の一年草です。日本各地に帰化し、道端などで普通に見られます。全体に独特な臭いがあります。
"Aritasou" plants are in bloom. They are annual plants in the Amaranthaceae family that originally come from South America. They commonly grow along roadsides throughout Japan. They have a distinctive scent.
2025.11.07
ヤマハッカ
ヤマハッカが咲いています。林縁などによく見られるシソ科の多年草です。和名は山に生えるハッカに似た植物という意味のようです。
"Yama-Hakka" plants are in bloom. They are perennial plants in the Lamiaceae family that commonly grow along forest edges. The name comes from the fact that they grow in the mountains and resemble "Hakka" plants.
2025.11.04
クサギ
クサギの木が実をつけています。強い臭気のあるシソ科の落葉高木です。青紫色の果実は草木染めに用いることができます。
"Kusagi" trees are bearing fruit. They are deciduous trees in the Lamiaceae family known for their distinctive odor. Their blue-purple fruit can be used for natural dyeing.
2025.10.31
テイショウソウ
テイショウソウが咲いています。林内に生えるキク科の多年草です。１つの花に見える部分は、実際には３つの小花が集まっています。
"Teishousou" plants are in bloom. They are perennial plants in the Asteraceae family that grow in forests. What appears to be a single flower is actually a cluster of three small ones.
2025.10.28
ミズヒキ
ミズヒキが咲いています。林縁によく見られるタデ科の多年草です。和名は小さい赤い花が並んだ長い花序が、飾りひもの水引に似ていることに由来します。
"Mizuhiki" plants are in bloom. They are perennial plants in the Polygonaceae family that commonly grow along forest edges. The name comes from the fact that their long spikes lined with tiny red flowers look like Mizuhiki, which is a traditional Japanese decorative cord.
2025.10.24
キバナアキギリ
キバナアキギリが咲いています。林内に見られるシソ科の多年草です。和名は秋に桐の花に似た黄色い花を咲かせることに由来します。
"Kibana-Akigiri" plants are in bloom. They are perennial plants in the Lamiaceae family that grow in forests. The name comes from the fact that they produce yellow flowers in fall that resemble those of the Paulownia tree.
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