Cirsium dipsacolepis

Botanical Description

Cirsium dipsacolepis is a prickly, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a thickened, carrot-shaped rootstock; it produces a basal rosette of leaves and an erect, sometimes ranched stem that can be 50 - 100cm tall[ 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. It is cultivated for its edible root in Japan[ 116 Title Oriental Herbs and Vegetables, Vol 39 No. 2. Publication Author Brooklyn Botanic Garden Publisher Brooklyn Botanic Garden Year 1986 ISBN - Description A small booklet packed with information. ].