Scarlet lychnis (English spelling) scarletlychnis

Japanese: scarlet lychnis(英語表記)scarletlychnis
Scarlet lychnis (English spelling) scarletlychnis

...The flowers are about 3cm in diameter and reddish purple. Other species cultivated include L. coronaria Desu. (native to Europe), L. chalcedonica L. (native to Siberia; English names: Maltese cross, scarlet lychnis, Jerusalem cross, scarlet lightning), L. pendula L. (illustration), L. coeli - rosa Desr. (rose-of-heaven), and L. haegeana Lem. (a hybrid of Ezo lychnis and Matsumoto lychnis) (illustration). There are several species of Lychnis (English name: campion) that grow wild in Japan. The most representative of these is L. miqueliana Rohrb. (illustration), a large perennial plant often found on the edges of deciduous forests. Its stems grow upright, reaching heights of 50cm to 1m, and its nodes are swollen and dark purple.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "scarlet lychnis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…花は直径3cmほどで紅紫色。そのほかにも,スイセンノウL.coronaria Desu.(ヨーロッパ原産),アメリカセンノウL.chalcedonica L.(英名Maltese cross,scarlet lychnis,Jerusalem cross,scarlet lightning,シベリア原産),サクラマンテマL.pendula L.(イラスト),コムギセンノウL.coelirosa Desr.(英名rose‐of‐Heaven),リクニス・ハーゲアナL.haegeana Lem.(エゾセンノウとマツモトセンノウの雑種)(イラスト)など数種が栽植される。 また日本には数種のセンノウ属Lychnis(英名campion)植物が野生しており,その代表であるフシグロセンノウL.miqueliana Rohrb.(イラスト)は落葉樹林の林縁によく見られる大型の多年草で,茎は高さ50cmから1mに達し,直立,節はふくらみ暗紫色を帯びる。…

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