花がアザミに似ていますが、アザミではないことから、キツネアザミの名がついたようです。植物学者の牧野富太郎博士曰く、「アザミに似るがよく見るとそうでなくて狐に騙されたように感じる」
随分昔のことですが、私は牧野記念庭園の直ぐそばに住んでいたので、記念庭園には時々見学に行きました。現在はどうなっているのか知りませんが、草むらのような庭だったのを覚えています。
Foxes are said to be deceiving people in Japan.
Although this flower resembles a thistle, it is not actually a thistle, which is why in Japanese it is called a fox disguising as a thistle. Botanist Dr. Makino Tomitaro wrote, "It looks like a thistle, but on closer inspection, it's not, and I feel like I've been tricked by a fox."
A long time ago, I lived very close to the Makino Memorial Garden, and I visited there occasionally. I am not sure what it looks like currently, but I recall it was an area covered in overgrown grass.
随分昔のことですが、私は牧野記念庭園の直ぐそばに住んでいたので、記念庭園には時々見学に行きました。現在はどうなっているのか知りませんが、草むらのような庭だったのを覚えています。
Foxes are said to be deceiving people in Japan.
Although this flower resembles a thistle, it is not actually a thistle, which is why in Japanese it is called a fox disguising as a thistle. Botanist Dr. Makino Tomitaro wrote, "It looks like a thistle, but on closer inspection, it's not, and I feel like I've been tricked by a fox."
A long time ago, I lived very close to the Makino Memorial Garden, and I visited there occasionally. I am not sure what it looks like currently, but I recall it was an area covered in overgrown grass.
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