Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Variety
- Author
- (Kitam.) Ohwi
- Publication
- Fl. Jap. rev. ed.: 1382 (1965), pro Cirsium nipponico var. shikokiano (Kita)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Subfamily
- Carduoideae
- Tribe
- Cardueae
- Subtribe
- Carduinae
- Genus
- Cirsium
- Species
- Cirsium nipponicum