Chamisso's lousewort
A flowering plant native to Japan, Pedicularis chamissonis var. japonica. Botanical term; rarely encountered outside specialist contexts.
Chamisso's lousewort is a type of alpine plant.
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
Kanji spelling; rarely used. The plant name is usually written in katakana.
The name likely derives from the plant's four leaves (四葉) and a resemblance to 塩竈 (shio-gama, a salt-making furnace), but the exact origin is uncertain.