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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Variety Cirsium fontinale (Greene) Jeps. var. campylon (H. Sharsm.) Pilz ex Keil & C. Turner

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass Asteridae

Order Asterales

Family Asteraceae – Aster family

Genus Cirsium Mill. – thistle P

Species Cirsium fontinale (Greene) Jeps. – fountain thistle P

Variety Cirsium fontinale (Greene) Jeps. var. campylon (H. Sharsm.) Pilz ex Keil & C. Turner – Mt. Hamilton thistle P

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