Cirsium kawakamii is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. In Chinese, it is known as the Yushan thistle (Chinese: 玉山薊), named for Yushan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. kawakamii
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Uses edit
Cirsium kawakamii is cultivated for medicinal properties, particularly in Puli and Ren'ai Townships of Nantou County. C. kawakamii was believed to be depicted on the reverse side of the NT$1000 bill, near the bottom left corner, but in 2019, botanists reclassified the depicted plant as a new species, C. tatakaense.[1]
Biology edit
Cirsium kawakamii typically flowers between September and October, and bears fruit between October and November.[2]
Distribution edit
The known range of C. kawakamii is in alpine grasslands of north-central Taiwan, between 1,500 and 3,500 meters of elevation.[2]
References edit
- ^ 中時電子報 (23 February 2019). "明朝劍斬清朝官！網謠傳央行擺烏龍不識「塔塔加薊」". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ a b Tseng, Yen-Hsueh; Tzeng, Hsy-Yu; Chang, Chih-Yi (2019-02-14). "Cirsium tatakaense (Compositae), a new species from Taiwan". PhytoKeys (117): 119–132. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.117.29380. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 6384280. PMID 30804699.
- 昆明植物研究所. "玉山蓟". 《中国高等植物数据库全库》. 中国科学院微生物研究所. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2009-02-25.