Cirsium pendulum




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