Dicentra peregrina; dicentra

Japanese: コマクサ(駒草) - コマクサ（英語表記）Dicentra peregrina; dicentra

A perennial plant of the Papaveraceae family, it is prized as an alpine plant. It grows on the gravelly alpine plains of central and northern Honshu. Its overall color is powdery green, and all of its leaves are rooted and finely lobed. In summer, it produces a flower stalk about 10 cm tall, and bears several crimson-purple flowers. The name "Komakusa" comes from the fact that the shape of the long, slender corolla resembles a horse's face.

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Japanese:

ケシ科の多年草で，高山植物として珍重される。本州中部以北の高山砂礫地に生える。全体は粉白を帯びた緑色で葉はすべて根生し，細かく裂けている。夏，高さ 10cmぐらいの花茎を出し，数個の紅紫色の花をつける。コマクサという名は細長い花冠の形が馬の顔に似ているためという。

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