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Cirsium purpuratum

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Cirsium purpuratum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium
Species:
C. purpuratum
Binomial name
Cirsium purpuratum
(Maxim.) Matsum., 1895
Synonyms

Cnicus purpuratus Maxim., 1879

Foliage, Cirsium purpuratum
Dead flowerheads, Cirsium purpuratum

Cirsium purpuratum is a species of plume thistle native to Japan.[1][2]

The plant grows to around 1.5m in height and the flower heads are up to 10 cm in diameter.

References

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  1. ^ Matsum. (1895). In: Enum. Sci. Names 83.
  2. ^ "Cirsium purpuratum Matsum". Plants of the World Online.