Cirsium arisanense Kitam. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cirsium arisanense Kitam. (Cirsium arisanense Kitam.)
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Cirsium arisanense Kitam.

Cirsium arisanense Kitam.

Cirsium arisanense is a Taiwan-endemic Asteraceae flowering plant named for the Alishan Range that grows at 2,300m near mountain summits.

Family
Genus
Cirsium
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Cirsium arisanense Kitam.

Cirsium arisanense Kitam. is an endemic flowering plant species native to Taiwan, belonging to the family Asteraceae. Both its Chinese common name, Alishan thistle (Chinese: 阿里山薊), and its scientific species epithet reference the Alishan Range. This species grows near mountain summits, at an elevation of 2,300 meters.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Cirsium

More from Asteraceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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