Asteraceae FAMILY
Cirsium kamtschaticum
Cirsium kamtschaticum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cirsium kamtschaticum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stout rootstock with well-developed rhizomes. It produces a cluster of basal leaves and a well-branched flowering stem; it can grow from 20 - 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 - Russian Far East (Kamchatka), northern Japan.
HabitatIn sunny grasslands and along forest margins; at elevations from sea level to 2,000 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. ]. Alpine shrub belt, birch forests, coastal meadows, as a component of tall-herb communities[ 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. ].