Asteraceae FAMILY

Cirsium pendulum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cirsium pendulum is a biennial plant with a slender taproot; it produces a basal cluster of leaves and an erect, well-branched flowering stem around 100 - 300cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Mongolia, southern Siberia, Russian Far East, China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatGrassland in mountain valleys and mountain slopes, forests, forest margins, streamsides, near villages and in rock crevices; at elevations from 300 - 2,300 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].