Asteraceae

Cirsium nipponicum Makino

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cirsium

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Cirsium nipponicum (Cirsium nipponicum) — FlowerPhoto: Yoshimasa Uchiyama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Japanese: ナンブアザミ
Korean: 물엉겅퀴

Synonyms

Cirsium matsushimense Kitam.
Cirsium nipponicum f. lanuginosum (Nakai) Kitam.
Cirsium nipponicum f. nipponicum
Cirsium nipponicum var. alpestre Kitam.
Cirsium nipponicum var. amplexicaule (Nakai) Kitam.
Cirsium nipponicum var. lanuginosum Nakai
Cirsium nipponicum var. nipponicum
Cirsium nipponicum var. sendaicum (Nakai) Kitam.
Cirsium nipponicum var. shiroumense Kadota
Cirsium pseudopendulum Nakai
Cirsium sendaicum Nakai
Cirsium sendaicum var. amplexicaule Nakai
Cirsium sendaicum var. sendaicum
Cnicus nipponicus Maxim.

Flowers

In flower: September to November (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Yoshimasa Uchiyama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yoshimasa Uchiyama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Calvero, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: carex1002, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.