Cirsium nippoicum var. amplifolium /
Oobaazami オオバアザミ
The thistle in the picture
above, Cirsium nippoicum var. amplifolium (Japanese name:
Oobaazami), inhabits the Oki Islands off the coast of Shimane
Peninsula, and it quite resembles Cirsium nippoicum var. yoshinoi,
but much is unknown.