藤袴(ふじばかま) Fujibakama(Eupatorium japonicum)
キク科の多年草です。秋の七草のひとつとして有名ですね。８月～９月頃に淡い紫色の小さな花が枝の先に集まるように咲きます。大陸から渡ってきたようで、中国では「香草」と呼ばれています。開花時に乾燥させたものを「蘭草」といい、糖尿病に効くといわれています。
- FujiBakama(Eupatorium japonicum) is a perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It is famous as one of the seven plants in autumn in Japan. A pale purple small flower blooms from the end of August to September as it gathers at the end of the branch. It seems to have come from the continent of China., and in China it is called "herb." What was dried at the time of flowering is called "Ransou(Orchid grass)", and is said to be effective against diabetes.
藤袴(ふじばかま)を詠んだ歌 Poems including Fujibakama
万葉集には１首だけ、山上憶良の秋の七種(ななくさ)の歌に登場します。