Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Variety
- Author
- (Nakai) Kitam. ex Kitam. & Murata
- Publication
- Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 17: 5 (1957)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Subfamily
- Carduoideae
- Tribe
- Cardueae
- Subtribe
- Carduinae
- Genus
- Cirsium
- Species
- Cirsium nipponicum