黒雲草

Literally, “black cloud grass”, 黒雲(くろくも) (kurokumo, “black cloud”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾo̞kɯ̟mo̞so̞ː]

黒(くろ)雲(くも)草(そう) or 黒雲草(クロクモソウ) • (kurokumosō) 

1. Micranthes fusca var. kikubuki

   Synonyms: 菊蕗 (kikubuki), 岩蕗 (iwabuki)

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

• 蝦夷黒雲草(えぞくろくもそう) (Ezo kurokumosō)