Onigana - Onigana

Japanese: オオニガナ - おおにがな
Onigana - Onigana

...There are two theories about the Japanese name: one is that it comes from Mount Fukuo in the northern part of Mie Prefecture, and the other is that the kanji for "good omen" (fukuo) was added because of the aura of the plant. There are about 30 species in the Fukuouso genus in Eurasia and North America, and in Japan, the species Oonigana grows wild in the Kinki region and eastward. [Morita Tatsuyoshi]...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…和名は三重県北部の福王山(ふくおうざん)にちなむとする説と,この植物がもつ雰囲気から瑞兆を意味する福応が冠せられたとする説がある。フクオウソウ属はユーラシアおよび北アメリカに約30種あり,日本にはほかにオオニガナが近畿以東に自生する。【森田 竜義】。…

※「オオニガナ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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