Asteraceae FAMILY
Cirsium occidentale
Cirsium occidentale
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cirsium occidentale is a prickly, biennial plant growing from a taproot; it produces a basal rosette of leaves and a single flowering stem that can range from 5 - 400cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Oregon, California, Nevada, northwest Mexico
HabitatCoastal scrub, dunes, pine-oak woodlands, riparian woodlands, arid woodlands, chaparral, openings in mixed evergreen forests, roadsides; at elevations from near sea level to 2,300 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. ]