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| July 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Echinops setifer Iljin |
| Synonyms | Echinops dahuricus auct.，non Fischer; Echinops sphaerocephalus auct.，non L. |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) higotai [meaning of higotai is unknown], tama-azami [ball azami (azami = thistle)] |
| (English common name) globe thistle, small globe thistle | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture), Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea | |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants electing ca. 70-130cm tall. Leaves 15-25cm long. Flowers blue purple or white ca. 5cm, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | On Echinops setifer Iljin in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu |
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| Note | Rare species. |
| Echinops seretii De Wildeman, non Iljin var. setifer Mattfeld is a synonym of Echinops giganteus A. Richard. |
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