フィールド日記
2023.03.17
キランソウ
築山の周りでキランソウが咲いています。道端などでよく見られる身近な野草です。地面をはうように広がるようすを蓋に見立てて、ジゴクノカマノフタ（地獄の釜の蓋）という別名を持っています。ちょっと恐ろしい名前ですが、薬草として利用され病気を治す（＝地獄の釜の蓋が閉じる）という良い意味が由来のようです。
"Kiransou (キランソウ)" plants are in bloom around the artificial hill. They are a common wild flower that can be seen on road sides. They have an alias "Jigokuno-Kamano-Futa (ジゴクノカマノフタ)", as we see them spreading on the ground as a lid. The alias means "Lid of Hell's Cauldron" so it sounds a little scary. However, the alias also implies a the good meaning that they are used as medicinal herb and cure diseases ( = so the plants cover Lid of Hell's Cauldron.)
