Asteraceae FAMILY
Cirsium yezoense
Cirsium yezoense
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cirsium yezoense is a prickly, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stout rootstock with well-developed rhizomes; it produces a basal cluster of leaves and a flowering stem that can grow around 100 - 200cm 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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - central and northern Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).
HabitatWoods, C. and N. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Along streams and in and along temperate forests; at elevations from 100 - 1,000 metres[ 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. ].