河原撫子

Of 河原(かわら) (kawara, “river bed”) + 撫子(なでしこ) (nadeshiko, “pink”), so called because they frequently grow in dry river beds.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ka̠β̞a̠ɾa̠na̠de̞ɕiko̞]

河(かわ)原(ら)撫(なでし)子(こ) or 河原撫子(カワラナデシコ) • (kawaranadeshiko) 

1. pink, various flowering plants of the genus Dianthus
2. (especially) Dianthus superbus, fringed pink

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

• 撫子(なでしこ) (nadeshiko, “pinks, Dianthus spp.”)
• 大和撫子(やまとなでしこ) (yamatonadeshiko, “pinks; idealized Japanese woman”)
• 石竹(せきちく) (sekichiku, “China pink, Dianthus chinensis”)