| Man’yō Name | Kakitubata 垣津幡、坦津旗、加古都幡多、坦幡（かきつばた） |
| Modern Name | Kakitsubata 燕子花･杜若（カキツバタ） |
| English Names | Japanese iris, rabbit-ear iris, kakitsubata |
| Scientific Name | F. Iridaceae Iris laevigata |
| Distribution | Hokkaido, Honshu, |
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Poems (7)
| MYS VII: 1345 MYS VII: 1361 |
MYS X: 1986 MYS XI: 2521 |
MYS XI: 2818 MYS XII: 3052 |
MYS XVII: 3921 |
This flower is also mentioned in Tales of Ise 9.1, used as a hidden word in an acrostic poem:
から衣
きつゝなれにし
つましあれ
ばはるばるきぬる
たびをしぞ思
http://jti.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/ise/AnoIsem.html