Sturt's desert pea

Japanese: Sturt's desert pea(英語表記)Sturtsdesertpea
Sturt's desert pea

...On the other hand, in the northeast and north, subtropical forests and tropical rainforests appear, with vines and epiphytes thriving on the forest floor. In the western inland, annual plants adapted to dry conditions grow wild, such as Sturt's desert pea (genus Clianthus), straw daisies (genus Helichrysum) with flowers that look like paper crafts, silkworms (genus Ammobium), and broad-leaved saxifrage (genus Rhodanthe). The carnivorous plant Psaxifraga saxifrage, which is the only species in one family and one genus, is a rare plant that grows wild only in the wetlands of the southwestern tip of Australia.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Sturt's desert pea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…他方,北東部~北部には,林床につる植物や着生植物がよく繁茂した亜熱帯林~熱帯雨林が出現する。また,西部の内陸ではスタート・デザート・ピーSturt’s desert pea(クリアンツス属),紙細工のような花を咲かせるムギワラギク(ヘリクリスム属),カイザイク(アムモビウム属),ヒロハハナカンザシ(ハナカンザシ属,ローダンセまたはロダンテともいう)など乾燥に適応した一年草が自生している。1科1属1種の食虫植物フクロユキノシタはオーストラリア南西端の湿地だけに野生する珍しい植物である。…

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