Nikogusa

Man’yō Name	Nikogusa/Netukogusa 似児草、爾故具佐（にこぐさ・ねつこぐさ）
Modern Name	Okinagusa 翁草（オキナグサ） Hakonetsuda 箱根羊歯（ハコネシダ） Mojizuri 捩摺（モジズリ）
English Names	Pasque flower (or pasqueflower), wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone Maidenhair (fern) Pink lady’s-tresses
Scientific Name	F. Ranunculaceae; Pulsatilla cernua F. Pteridaceae; Adiantum monochlamys F. Orchidaceae; Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena
Distribution	Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Appearance
Seasonal Association
Notes	Some sources regard the nikogusa and netukogusa as alternative names for the same plant; others as entirely separate ones.

Poems (4)

MYS XI: 2762
MYS XIV: 3370
MYS XVI: 3874
MYS XX: 4309