日陰の蔓

Literally, “shade's creeper”, 日陰(ひかげ) (hikage, “shade”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 蔓(かずら) (kazura, “vine, creeper”)

• IPA^(key): [çika̠ɡe̞ no̞ ka̠zɨɾa̠]

日(ひ)陰(かげ)の蔓(かずら) or 日陰(ヒカゲ)の蔓(カズラ) • (hikage no kazura) ^{←ひかげのかづら (fikage no kadura)?}

1. wolf's-foot clubmoss, Lycopodium clavatum

   Synonyms: 日陰草 (hikage-gusa), 山蔓 (“yamakazura”), 山蔓陰 (“yamakazurakage”), 玉蔭 (“tamakage”), 蘿 (“kage”), 神襷 (kamidasuki)

2. white and blue threads tied in knots which resemble clubmoss fronds attached to the 冠 (kanmuri) or in the hair of those participating in court rice offering festivals

   Synonym: 日影の糸 (hikage no ito)

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