| Family | Dipsacaceae |
| Scientific name | Dipsacus japonicus Miquel |
| Synonyms | Dipascus lushanensis C. Y. Cheng & T. M. Ai; Dipascus tianmuensis C. Y. Cheng & Z. T. Yin |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) nabe-na (ナベナ, 鍋菜 [meaning: pan weed]) |
| (English common name) Japanese teasel | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Mountane or subalpine forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants electing ca. 1m tall. Flowers blue purple 2cm across, flowering in August to September. Winter annual plants. |
| Reference | Dipsacus japonicus Miq. |
| Dipsacus japonicus Miq. | |
| Crude drug compositions for treating or preventing arthritic diseases and the preparation process (US Patent 7074435/2006) | |
| Use of polyglutamic acid or its salts (European Patent EP1602354/2008) | |
| Cosmetic (Japanese Patent JP08165230/1996) | |
| Cosmetic composition containing huhectant vegetable extract (Japanese Patent JP2000143437/2000) |
| September 2009 at subalpine forest |
September 2009 at subalpine forest |