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Cirsium yezoense (Maxim.) Makino






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Cirsium Mill. (アザミ)
Sawa-azami (サワアザミ, 沢薊)
Note that Cirsium kamtschaticum is sometiems called Ezo-azami of which most common name is Chishima-azami
Life form: tall perennial forb, occasionally becoming 3 m in height
Distribution: endemic to Japan (north to Kinki District, and south to southern Hokkaido), more in Japan Sea side
Habitat: mesic grasslands and forest floors

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Flowering: late autumn
Stem and leaf: not so many spines
Edible: leaves and stems cooked as tempra fritter, simmered dish, or pickle
Synonyms:

Cnicus yezoensis Maxim. → moved to Cirsium
Cirsium yesoense (Maxim.) Nakai, reported in 1912 (Makino reported in 1905)

索引

Cirsium yezoense in Hokkaido


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[1-3] in the crater basin of Mount Usu on July 18 2013 ⇒ flora on Mount Usu

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