Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Cirsium pendulum Fischer ex de Candolle |
Synonyms | Cirsium falcatum Turczaninow; Cirsium helgendorfii (Franchet & Savatier) Makino; Cirsium prevostii (Franchet) Petrak; Cnicus helgendorfii Franchet & Savatier; Cnicus pendulus (Fischer ex de Candolle) Maximowicz; Cnicus provostii Franchet |
Common name | (Japanese common name) taka azami (タカアザミ, 高薊 [meaning: tall azami (azami = thistle)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Nagano prefecture) |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China | |
Habitat | Seaside, field |
Chromosomal number | n=17 |
Description | Plants 100-200cm tall. Leaves 15-20cm long. Flowers head 2.5-3.5cm across, corollas 17-22mm long, flowering in August to October. Winter annual plants. |
Reference | Cirsium pendulum Fisch. |
Lipolysis acceleration method (US Patent 5698199/1997) | |
Cosmetic composition based on cirsimarin (United States Patent 20060115502) |
October 2006 at Lowland field |
October 2006 at Lowland field |
October 2006 at Lowland field |
October 2006 at Lowland field |
October 2006 at Lowland field |