woodland draba; woodland whitlow-grass
A small annual plant in the mustard family, Draba nemorosa, with yellow flowers. Botanical term; in everyday contexts usually referred to by its katakana name.
Woodland draba blooms with yellow flowers in spring.
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form is rare and mainly found in botanical contexts; the source does not list it as a priority form.
The name イヌナズナ literally means 'dog shepherd's purse', from イヌ (dog, implying 'false' or 'inferior') + ナズナ (shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris), because it resembles that plant but is not the same species.