noun
Ixeris dentata var. alpicola; alpine dandelion relative
A mountain flower in the dandelion family; a specific variety of Ixeris dentata found in alpine regions.
タカネニガナは高山の岩場に咲く。
Ixeris dentata var. alpicola blooms on rocky alpine slopes.
Katakana spelling is common for plant names; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be widely recognized; the plant is normally written in kana.
ニガナ (Ixeris dentata) is the more common lowland species; タカネニガナ is its alpine variety.
Compound of 高嶺 (takane, 'high peak') and 苦菜 (nigana, 'Ixeris dentata'), referring to the alpine habitat of this variety.