Trollius riederianus var. japonicus; Japanese globeflower
A Japanese alpine plant, a variety of the Kamchatka globeflower. Botanical name; typically written in katakana.
The Japanese globeflower is a type of alpine plant.
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
Kanji spelling; usually written in kana. Learners will almost always encounter the katakana form.
The name combines 信濃 (Shinano, an old province name) and 金梅 (kinbai, a name for certain buttercup-like flowers). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.