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Eukaryota (domain)
Viridiplantae (kingdom)
Embryophyta (phylum)
Magnoliophyta (subphylum)
eudicotyledons (no rank)
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campanulids (no rank)
Asterales (order)
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Saussurea eriophylla (species)
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