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Asteraceae

Saussurea japonica (Thunb.) DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea

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Saussurea japonica: 風毛菊 Saussurea japonica [香港西貢獅子會自然教育中心 Saikung, Hong Kong]
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
风毛菊, 鳳毛菊, 八楞木, 凤毛菊, 玉簪
Korean
큰각시취

Synonyms

  • Saussurea intermedia Turcz.
  • Saussurea japonica f. japonica
  • Saussurea japonica var. japonica
  • Saussurea japonica var. longicephala Hayata
  • Saussurea japonica var. maritima Kitag.
  • Saussurea linearis Champ. & Benth.
  • Saussurea pulchella var. japonica Herder
  • Saussurea sinensis Sch.Bip.
  • Saussurea taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Saussurea taquetii var. paniculata H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Saussurea taquetii var. taquetii
  • Serratula japonica Thunb.

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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.