こうやぼうき

noun

Pertya scandens (a species of aster)

A deciduous shrub in the Asteraceae family, native to Japan. The name literally means 'Kōya broom', as its branches were traditionally used to make brooms.

• こうやぼうきは秋あきに白しろい花はなを咲さかせます。

  Pertya scandens blooms with white flowers in autumn.

• 山やま道みちでこうやぼうきを見みつけた。

  I found a Pertya scandens along the mountain path.