also: ハルジョオン · はるじおん · はるじょおん
noun
Philadelphia fleabane; common fleabane
A spring-blooming wildflower in the daisy family, often seen in fields and roadsides in Japan. The name is usually written in katakana.
道端にハルジオンがたくさん咲いていた。
Many Philadelphia fleabanes were blooming along the roadside.
ハルジオンは春によく見られる花です。
Philadelphia fleabane is a flower commonly seen in spring.
The Japanese name ハルジオン (harujion) is a combination of 春 (haru, 'spring') and 紫菀 (shion, 'aster'), referring to its spring blooming and resemblance to asters. The variant ハルジョオン reflects a colloquial pronunciation shift.