峠蕗

Literally, “mountain pass butterbur”, 峠(とうげ) (tōge, “mountain pass, ridge”) + 蕗(ふき) (fuki, “giant butterbur”). The fuki changes to buki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• IPA^(key): [to̞ːɡe̞bɯ̟kʲi]

峠(とうげ)蕗(ぶき) or 峠蕗(トウゲブキ) • (tōgebuki) 

1. Ligularia hodgsonii

   Synonyms: 蝦夷宝香 (“Ezo takarakō”), 鬼宝香 (“oni takarakō”)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).