Asteraceae FAMILY
Cirsium eatonii
Cirsium eatonii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cirsium eatonii is a prickly, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a taproot; it produces one to several, fleshy, erect or ascending stems 10 - 150cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico
HabitatRocky slopes, canyons, pinyon-juniper woodlands to alpine, montane coniferous forests, subalpine forests and, alpine slopes; at elevations from 2,100 - 3,500 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. ].