Asteraceae FAMILY
Cirsium eriophorum
Cirsium eriophorum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cirsium eriophorum is a biennial plant growing from a thick taproot; it produces a stout, erect stem around 60 - 150cm tall[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCentral and southern Europe, from Britain to Gernamy and Poland, south to Spain, Italy, Greece and Romania; W. Asia - Turkey
HabitatGrassland, open scrub and roadsides on calcareous soils[ 12 Title Britain's Wild Larder. Publication Author Loewenfeld. C. and Back. P. Publisher David & Charles; Newton Abbot. Year ISBN 0-7153-7971-2 Description A handy pocket guide. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].