Asteraceae FAMILY

Cousinia thomsonii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cousinia thomsonii is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.45 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from Afghanistan to western Nepal and Tibet.

HabitatStony ground, especially in Ladakh and Lahul, at elevations of 3000 - 4200 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ]. Grassland and gravely places in flooded lands at elevations of 3700 - 4300 metres in Tibet[ 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. ].