Tateyamaazami

Tateyamaazami, scientific name:Cirsium babanum var. otayae, is Niigata and Toyama area Japan endemic species that inhabits the high mountain pastures, and is a perennial of the Asteraceae of Cirsium genus. Stems are upright or inclined dramatically, a few branches do not branch. During flowering the leaves. In wide oval-shaped leaf, leaf width is wide and shallow serrations. Flower heads bloom in purple color on its side.

Generic name: Tateyamaazami
Scientific name: Cirsium babanum var. otayae
Other name: Tateyamaazami
Habitat: Niigata, Toyama area living environment: (sub) Alpine grassland-living type: perennial
Plant 60-150 cm leaf: (Guangzhou) oval leaf length: 10-20 cm leaf width; wide serrated: shallow serrations spines: useless Flower: flower heads are purple, flower diameter: 3-4 cm, flowering: flowered 8 to 10 months, orientation: horizontal or downward, floral:, Involucres quality: 粘ranai, known as involucral bracts form: bell-shaped, fruit type: achenes, fruit color: dark brown, remarks: endemic to Japan