Asian lopseed
A herbaceous plant, Phryma leptostachya subsp. asiatica, native to East Asia. The Japanese name literally means 'fly poison grass'.
Asian lopseed is a perennial plant that grows on forest floors in mountainous areas.
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form using 蝿 (fly) + 毒 (poison) + 草 (grass). Rarely used; the plant is normally written in kana.
Variant kanji form with 蠅 (fly). Marked as rarely used.
Compound of 蝿 (hae, 'fly') + 毒 (doku, 'poison') + 草 (sō, 'grass'), referring to its traditional use as a fly poison. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.