Prairie Pointer

Japanese: prairie pointer（英語表記）prairiepointer

...It is native to North America and has about 30 species. Its Japanese name is Katakurimodoki. It is not widely cultivated in Japan, but species such as D. meadia L. (English name shooting star, American cowslip, prairie pointer), D. patulum Greene (= D. clevelandii Greene ssp. patulum (Greene) Thomps.), D. hendersonii A. Gray, and D. alpinum Greene (illustration) are cultivated as mountain plants. The height of the plant varies depending on the species, but it is 10 to 30 cm, and it has oblong to obovate leaves at the base of the plant. The petals are everted on the umbel at the tip of the flower stalk, and it produces many small flowers that resemble Katakuri or cyclamen. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "prairie pointer" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…原産地はおもに北アメリカで約30種があり，和名をカタクリモドキという。園芸的には日本ではあまり栽培されてはいないが，ドデカテオン･メアディアD.meadia L.(英名shooting star,American cowslip,prairie pointer)，ドデカテオン･パトゥルムD.patulum Greene(＝D.clevelandii Greene ssp.patulum (Greene) Thomps.)，ドデカテオン･ヘンデルソニイD.hendersonii A.Gray，ドデカテオン･アルピヌムD.alpinum Greene（イラスト）などが山草として栽植される。草丈は種類により異なるが，10～30cm，長楕円形～倒卵形葉を根生し，抽出する花茎頂端の散形花序に花弁が反転し，カタクリまたはシクラメンに似た花様の小花を多数つける。…