フィールド日記
2024.08.30
ヘクソカズラ
ヘクソカズラが咲いています。和名は葉をもむと嫌な臭いがすることに由来します。別名として花の中心の赤い部分をお灸のあとに見立ててヤイトバナ（灸花）や、花を田植えをする早乙女の帽子に見立ててサオトメバナ（早乙女花）とも呼ばれます。
"Hekuso-Kazura (ヘクソカズラ)" plants are in bloom. The name comes from the fact that they smell bad when you rub their leaves. They have a few aliases. One is "Yaito-Bana (ヤイトバナ)" because the red part on the center of their flower looks like a moxibustion mark. Another name is "Saotome-Bana (サオトメバナ)" because their flower looks like a traditional hat that a woman planting rice wears.
