| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Cirsium kamtschaticum Ledebour ex de Candolle |
| Synonyms | Cirsium kamtschaticum Ledebour subsp. pectinellum (A. Gray) Kitamura var. alpinum (Koidzumi ex Kitamura) Kitamura; Cirsium pectinellum A. Gray var. alpinum Koidzumi ex Kitamura |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) chishima-azami (チシマアザミ, 千島薊 [meaning: Kuril Islands azami (azami = thistle)]), ezo azami (エゾアザミ, 蝦夷薊 [meaning: Ezo azami (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)]) |
| (English common name) Kamchatka thistle | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), USA (Alaska) | |
| Habitat | Field, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=68 |
| Description | Plants 100-200cm tall. Leaves 17-35cm long. Flowers purple or pale purple ca. 2.5-3cm, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Cirsium kamtschaticum Ledeb. ex DC. |
| Cirsium kamtschaticum Ledebour ex de Candolle | |
| Lipolysis acceleration method (US Patent 5698199/1997) |
| June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
| June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
| June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |