Mountain Laurel (Kalmia Latifolia) カルミア(亜米利加石楠花、アメリカシャクナゲ)

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Mountain laurels (Kalmia latifolia) are now in full bloom. The flowers look like parasols and the buds konpeito, i.e., tiny star-shaped Japanese sugar candies, which are Pokémon Nebby's favorite food.

Konpeito was imported from Portugal to Japan in the 16th century together with the name "confeito" in Portuguese, meaning sugar candy. If you haven't seen the candy, click here (Wikipedia). See? The buds of mountain laurel look exactly like konpeito, don't they?

Despite such lovely appearance, however, all the parts of Kalmia are poisonous especially for sheep as suggested by its other common names "lamb-kill," "calf-kill," "kill-kid," and "sheep-poison."

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カルミア(亜米利加石楠花、アメリカシャクナゲ)です。花は日傘、蕾は金平糖のようです。金平糖はポケモンのほしぐもちゃんの好物ということでかわいいイメージのカルミアですが、カルミアは全部が有毒。特に羊が中毒しやすく、英語の別名が「羊殺し(lamb-kill、calf-kill、kill-kid)」です。見た目と違い怖い植物です。

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