noun
cat's-ear; false dandelion
A perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family, often considered a weed. The Japanese name literally means 'pig vegetable'.
豚菜は道端でよく見かける黄色い花です。
Cat's-ear is a yellow flower often seen on roadsides.
豚菜はタンポポに似ているが、茎が分岐する。
Cat's-ear resembles a dandelion, but its stem branches.
Dandelion; similar yellow flower but with a single stem per flower and different leaf shape.
The name 豚菜 (butana) literally means 'pig vegetable', likely from the plant's use as pig feed or its coarse appearance.