Hosta plantaginea subsp. japonica Kikuchi & F.Maek. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SUBSPECIES Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Asterales family Asteraceae genus Saussurea species Saussurea japonica Name Homonyms Hosta plantaginea var. japonica Kikuchi & F.Maek. Hosta plantaginea subsp. japonica Kikuchi & F.Maek.