Cirsium purpuratum
Appearance
Cirsium purpuratum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Cirsium |
Species: | C. purpuratum
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Binomial name | |
Cirsium purpuratum (Maxim.) Matsum., 1895
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Synonyms | |
Cnicus purpuratus Maxim., 1879 |
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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- ^ Matsum. (1895). In: Enum. Sci. Names 83.
- ^ "Cirsium purpuratum Matsum". Plants of the World Online.