Cirsium setidens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Cirsium |
Species: | C. setidens
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Binomial name | |
Cirsium setidens (Dunn) Nakai[1]
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Cirsium setidens, also known as gondeure and Korean thistle,[2] is a perennial plant in the genus Cirsium in the family Asteraceae. It grows naturally in submontane and mountainous area in Korean peninsula where its young leaves are used as namul. In Korean, it is called goryeo-eongeongkwi (고려엉겅퀴, literally "Goryeo thistle") and gondeure (곤드레).