Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Cirsium maruyamanum / Murakumoazami ムラクモアザミ
Bloom time: summer
The other species in the genus Cirsium:
Cirsium bitchuense / Bicchuuazami Cirsium buergeri / Himeazami Cirsium chokaiense / Choushuuazami Cirsium congestissimum / Hittsukiazami Cirsium indefensum / Togenashiazami Cirsium indefensum./ Izumoazami Cirsium japonicum / Noazami Cirsium japonicum f. albiflorum / Shirobananoazami Circium mirabile / Obakeazami Cirsium japonicum var. okiense / Okinoazami Cirsium japonica var. vestitum / Keshouazami Cirsium maritimum / Hamaazami
This thistle, an intermediate type of C.sieboldii and C. japonica, had been obscurely unknown in Shimane for around a decade until I had Dr. Kadota identify it.
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