Cirsium japonicum
East Asian Thistle, Japanese Thistle, Japanese Thistle
Other regional names: Tiger Thistle
- Tiger Thistle
Also known as: ? koreiense Nakai +17 more
- ? koreiense Nakai
- Alfredia japonica (Fisch. ex DC.) Miq.
- Carduus eriophorus Thunb.
- Carduus japonicus (Fisch. ex DC.) Franch.
- Cirsium belingshanicum Petr. ex Hand.-Mazz.
- Cirsium bodinieri (Vaniot) H.Lév.
- Cirsium cerberus (Vaniot) H.Lév.
- Cirsium genuinum var. vulcani (Franch. & Sav.) Nakai
- Cirsium hainanense Masam.
- Cirsium ibukiense Nakai
- Cirsium japonicum f. albiflorum Akasawa
- Cirsium japonicum f. albiflorum G.Y.Li & D.Y.Ou
- Cirsium japonicum f. fukienense (Kitam.) Kitam.
- Cirsium japonicum f. nakaianum (H.Lév. & Vaniot) W.Lee
- Cirsium japonicum subsp. japonicum
- Cirsium japonicum var. australe Kitam.
- Cirsium japonicum var. fukienense Kitam.
- Cirsium japonicum var. horridum Nakai
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Cirsium japonicum (commonly known as East Asian thistle or Japanese thistle) is a herbaceous perennial within the Asteraceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring botanical forms and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Qinghai, Taiwan, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Poland
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms