Cirsium kamtschaticum




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