Asteraceae FAMILY

Cirsium serratuloides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cirsium serratuloides is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a basal cluster of leaves and a branched, erect stem that can grow around 100 - 120cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and eastern Asia - Siberia, Kazakhstan, western China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Russian Far East

HabitatForests, by rivers, by water; at elvations from 1,200 - 2,600 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. ]. Thin coniferous, mixed, and deciduous forests, forest edges, river banks, tall herb meadows, reaching up to the lower belt of the Alpine zone[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].