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Asteraceae

Maiden saussurea

Saussurea pulchella (Fisch.) Fisch.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea

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Maiden saussurea: Saussurea pulchella , Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa pref., Japan
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
美花風毛菊, 美花风毛菊, 球花风毛菊, 鹰爪莲
English
Maiden saussurea
Japanese
ヒメヒゴタイ
Korean
각시취

Synonyms

  • Heterotrichum pulchellum Fisch.
  • Saussurea japonica var. subtomentosa Kom.
  • Saussurea pulchella f. subtomentosa (Komarov) Kitag.
  • Saussurea pulchella var. pulchella
  • Serratula pulchella Sims
  • Theodorea pulchella (Fisch.) Cass.

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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.