mountain avens; Dryas octopetala
A small alpine flowering plant with white petals; the Japanese name honors the botanist Chōnosuke Sugawa.
Mountain avens grows on rocky alpine slopes.
In summer, the white flowers of the mountain avens bloom.
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant is almost always written in kana.
Named after the Japanese botanist Chōnosuke Sugawa (須川長之助). The suffix 草 (そう) means 'grass' or 'herb'.