noun
dicentra; Dicentra peregrina
A small alpine plant with pink heart-shaped flowers, native to Japan and East Asia. Often called 'queen of the alpine plants' in Japanese.
コマクサは高山の砂礫地に生える。
Dicentra grows on alpine gravelly slopes.
コマクサの花はハート形で美しい。
The flowers of dicentra are heart-shaped and beautiful.
The name コマクサ (駒草) literally means 'colt grass', likely from the shape of the flower resembling a horse's face or from its habitat in high mountains where horses graze. The exact origin is uncertain.