Japan Flora: Stems 50-80 cm. long, crisped-pubescent, slightly branched in upper portion; lower cauline leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, pinnately parted, the segments of 7 or 8 pairs, approximate, oblong, 17-22 cm. long, about 75 cm. wide, toothed, glabrous on both sides, spines 2-4 mm. long, winged-petiolate, decur­rent, wings prominently spiny; beads simple, nodding at anthesis; involucres globose-campanulate, about 1.5 cm. long, 2-2.8 cm. wide, cobwebby; bracts 6-seriate, the outer oblong- lanceolate, acuminate, spine-tipped, the median row lanceolate; florets about 15 mm. long. Aug.

Hokkaido (Mount Apoi in Hid aka Prov.).