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| September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Cirsium maritimum Makino |
| Synonyms | Cirsium maritimum Makino var. leucanthum Nakai ex Honda |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hama azami (ハマアザミ, 浜薊 [meaning: beach azami (azami = thistle)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Pacific Ocean side of Honshu (west of Izu Islands and Izu Peninslar), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Sand beach |
| Chromosomal number | n=17, 2n=34 |
| Description | Plants 15-60cm tall. Leaves waxy 15-30cm long. Flowers involucres 22-25mm long, 15-20mm wide, purple or white (var. leucanthum) corollas ca. 25-28mm long, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Cirsium maritimum Makino |
| Lipolysis acceleration method (US Patent 5698199/1997) | |
| Note | Native to Japan |
| Cirsium maritimum (Elmer) Petrak (syn. Cirsium rhothophilum S. F. Blake) is not a synonym of Cirsium maritimum Makino. See Cirsium rhothophilum S. F. Blake. |
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| September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
