星ほし草くさ

noun

pipewort (Eriocaulon cinereum)

A small aquatic or marsh plant with tiny star-like flower heads. The name 星草 literally means 'star grass'.

• 水すい田でんのあぜに星ほし草くさが咲さいていた。

  Pipewort was blooming on the ridge between the rice paddies.