Brazilian edelweiss (English spelling)

Japanese: Brazilian edelweiss(英語表記)Brazilianedelweiss
Brazilian edelweiss (English spelling)

... The main cultivated species are R. leuchotricha Koehne (illustration) and R. cardinalis O.Kuntz. The former is called queen of the abyss in English because it grows on the steep cliffs of Brazil, and is also called Brazilian edelweiss because the entire plant is densely covered with silvery-white soft hairs like edelweiss. The flowers are orange-red. ...

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Japanese:

… 栽培されている主な種類には,レクステイネリア・レウコトリカR.leuchotricha Koehne(イラスト)とレクステイネリア・カーディナリスR.cardinalis O.Kuntz.がある。前者はブラジルの険しい崖に生えているので,英語でqueen of the abyss(断崖の女王)と呼ばれ,また全株にエーデルワイスのように銀白色の軟毛を密生することからBrazilian edelweissとも言われる。花は橙赤色。…

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