今日の散歩（11月6日）

タケニグサ（ケシ科多年草 Macleaya cordata：マクレアヤ コルダタ）

竹似草または、竹煮草、どちらでも良いそうです。

竹と一緒に煮ると、竹が柔らかく細工しやすくなったそうです。また、茎の中が空洞で竹に似ているとも。

切れ込みの深いカシワの葉のような個性的な葉っぱです。

白い茎もおしゃれです。

なお、学名のcordataは心臓形のという意味。

ドクダミの学名も、Hottuynia cordata（ホーチュニア コルダタ）。

英語で cordial: 心からの、暖かい、record: 記録（記録は心に刻まれるから）、courage: 勇気 等も同じ語源

撮影：武蔵野の道 AM2:30頃

Macleaya cordata is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, which is used ornamentally. It is native to Japan and China. It is a large herbaceous perennial growing to 2.5 m tall by 1 m or more wide, with grey-green leaves and panicles of buff-white flowers in midsummer.

*Etimology; The name Macleaya commemorates Alexander Macleay (1767-1848), a Scottish/Australian entomologist. The specific epithet cordata means "heart-shaped", referring to the leaves. Plants of the genus Macleaya are commonly called plume poppies. The Japanese name 竹似草 means "bamboo-like herb", also referring to its hollow stem.

*Cultivation; It self-seeds readily and can be invasive, so in cultivation requires space. It is a popular subject for flower arranging. Macleaya x kewensis, bred at Kew Gardens, is a hybrid of M. Cordata and M. Microcarpa. The cultivar "Flamingo" has pink tinged flowers, and has also received the Award of Garden Merit.