Asteraceae FAMILY

Cirsium ochrocentrum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cirsium ochrocentrum is a herbaceous perennial plant that can produce a cluster of 1 - 20 or more erect to ascending stems from crown sprouts or runner roots; the plant can grow 30 - 90cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. This species is a short-lived perennial, and is often biennial[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern and central N. America - Utah to South Dakota, south to California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and northern Mexico

HabitatShort-grass prairies, desert grasslands, sagebrush steppes, pinyon-juniper, mesquite woodlands, often in disturbed areas; at elevations from 400 - 2,200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].