ヒメフウロは小さな花が咲く「風露草」。花弁は５枚、淡い紅色に濃い紅色の縦筋が２本入ります。花言葉は「静かな人」「人知れずの愛」。
Herb Robert’s Japanese name means “Geranium with small flowers”. The flower has 5 petals, and 2 dark red vertical stripes are in the light red petals. Flower language is “quiet person”, “secret love”.
【仮名】ヒメフウロ, シオヤキソウ
【和名】姫風露, 塩焼草
【英名】Herb Robert, Death Come Quickly, Robert Geranium
【学名】Geranium robertianum
【誕生】08/ 29
【開花】05, 06, 07, 08月
【花色】Pink, Purple
ヒメフウロ
ヒメフウロの概要
ヒメフウロはフウロソウ科の１～２年草です。北半球のアジアから欧州、北米まで広域に分布。陽当たりの良い石灰質土壌で自生しています。日本では滋賀県の伊吹山や徳島県の剣山などで在来種が減る一方、各地で外来種が逸出・帰化。花言葉は「静かな人」「人知れずの愛」です。
ヒメフウロの名前
ヒメフウロの和名の由来は小さな花が咲く「風露草」。葉を傷つけると異臭が生じるので「塩焼草」とも呼ばれます。ラテン語の属名ゲラニウムは「鶴」という意味。種小名ロベルティアナムは欧州で古くから伝わる悪戯好きな妖精、または薬草に精通した中世の修道僧に由来します。
ヒメフウロの姿形
ヒメフウロの茎は上の方で分岐し、葉は根出葉と茎葉が伸長。茎葉は互生して掌状に裂け、さらに羽状に裂けて、両面に毛が生えます。花は花弁が５枚、雄しべが５本。花弁は淡い紅色に濃い紅色の縦筋が２本入ります。花後は鶴の嘴のような蒴果を形成。茎や葉が赤色に染まります。
ヒメフウロの利用
ヒメフウロは昔から薬草として世界各地で下痢、歯痛、鼻血、創傷などに用いられました。千切ったばかりの葉で皮膚を擦り、付着した異臭を蚊などの虫除けにも。タンニン、フラボノイドなどが含まれ、日光による皮膚の老化を抑える働きもあり、抽出成分が化粧品に配合されます。
Herb Robert
Overview of Herb Robert
Herb Robert is an annual or biennial plant of the Geraniaceae family. Widely distributed from Asia to Europe and North America in the northern hemisphere. Grows in sunny calcareous soil. In Japan, while native species are declining in places such as Mt. Ibuki in Shiga Prefecture and Mt. Tsurugi in Tokushima Prefecture, alien species are escaping and naturalizing in various places. Flower language is “quiet person”, “secret love”.
Name of Herb Robert
Herb Robert’s Japanese name means “Geranium with small flowers”. It is also called “salt-grilled grass” because it emits a foul odor when the leaves are damaged. The Latin genus name Geranium means “crane”. The species name Robertianum comes from the name of a mischievous fairy that has been handed down from ancient times in Europe. Or named after a medieval monk who was well versed in medicinal herbs.
Figure of Herb Robert
The stem of Herb Robert is branched in the upper part. The leaves are basal leaves and stem leaves. Stem leaves are alternate, palmately split, and pinnately split, with hairs on both sides. The flowers have 5 petals and 5 stamens. The petals are pale red with two dark red vertical stripes. After flowering, a crane beak-like capsule is formed. The stems and leaves are dyed red.
Use of Herb Robert
Herb Robert has long been used as a medicinal herb around the world for diarrhea, toothache, nosebleeds, and wounds. When the freshly cut leaves are rubbed against the skin, the offensive odor of the leaves adheres to the skin, which repels mosquitoes and other insects. It contains tannins, flavonoids, etc., and has the effect of suppressing skin aging due to sunlight, and the extracted ingredients are blended in cosmetics.
