Cirsium setidens

Botanical Description

Cirsium setidens is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant producing a rosette of basal leaves and flowering stems around 100 - 150cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is cultivated in its native area as an edible herb[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Cirsium setidens is endemic to the Korean peninsula. Currently there is no evidence of decline, and although there are threats in place in various parts of its range, it is unclear whether these would have a sufficient impact to justify to categorise this species as threatened at present. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].