Cirsium homolepis




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Cirsium homolepis Nakai
Synonyms Cirsium inundatum Makino subsp. homolepis (Nakai) Kitamura
Common name (Japanese common name) oze-numa-azami (オゼヌマアザミ, 尾瀬沼薊 [meaning: Oze Marsh azami (azami = thistle)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Oze Marsh, Tashiro Marsh, Tamahara Marsh)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Subalpine swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=34
Description Plants 50-150cm tall. Leaves 15-30cm long. Flowers involucres 2.5-3cm wide, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Cirsium kamtschaticum Ledeb. ex DC.
Cirsium kamtschaticum Ledebour ex de Candolle
Lipolysis acceleration method (US Patent 5698199/1997)



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden



August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
August 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden