フィールド日記
2020.08.21
トンボソウ
ヒノキ林の林道でトンボソウが咲いていました。山地の林内に生えるランの仲間です。全体的に小さく、花も緑色であまり目立ちません。
しかし、花をよく見ると、ラン科らしいユニークな形をしています。和名のトンボはこの花の形に由来すると考えられます。
"Tonbosou(トンボソウ)" is in bloom on the path in the Japanese cypress woodland. This is a kind of orchid living in forests. They are small and their flowers are green so they are not showy. However, if you look at the flowers closely, their flowers are typical orchids and have a unique shape. "Tonbo" in its name means "dragonfly" and it probably comes from the shape of the flowers.
"Tonbosou(トンボソウ)" is in bloom on the path in the Japanese cypress woodland. This is a kind of orchid living in forests. They are small and their flowers are green so they are not showy. However, if you look at the flowers closely, their flowers are typical orchids and have a unique shape. "Tonbo" in its name means "dragonfly" and it probably comes from the shape of the flowers.
