Asteraceae FAMILY
Cirsium virginianum
Cirsium virginianum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cirsium virginianum is a biennial to short-lived perennial plant growing from a cluster of fibrous roots that can often be tuberous-thickened. It usually produces a single, erect flowering stem that can be around 60 - 150cm tall, occasionallt reaching 200cm[ 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-eastern N. America - New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
HabitatMoist savannahs, wet pineland, sphagnum or peaty bogs, swales and clearings on coastal plain; at elevations up to 150 metres[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 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. ].