Cirsium arisanense
| Cirsium arisanense | |
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| From left to right: C. tatakaense, C. kawakamii, and C. arisanense | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. arisanense
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirsium arisanense Kitam.
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Cirsium arisanense is an endemic flowering plant of Taiwan within the family Asteraceae. Its common name in Chinese, the Alishan thistle (Chinese: 阿里山薊), as well as its species name, refer to the Alishan Range. C. arisanense grows at an elevation of 2,300 meters, near mountain summits.
References
[edit]- 昆明植物研究所. "阿里山蓟". 《中国高等植物数据库全库》. 中国科学院微生物研究所. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2009-02-25.