false anemone; Anemonopsis macrophylla
A perennial woodland plant native to Japan, with nodding waxy flowers. The name is a botanical term; in everyday contexts, it is simply a flower name.
The false anemone blooms pale purple flowers in summer.
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is almost always written in katakana.
The Japanese name レンゲショウマ combines 蓮華 (lotus flower) and 升麻 (a medicinal plant name), referring to the flower's resemblance to a lotus and its botanical relationship to plants in the genus Cimicifuga (formerly called 升麻). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.