Asteraceae FAMILY

Cirsium acaule

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cirsium acaule is a herbaceous perennial plant with long, stout roots and a short rhizome. It produces one or more rosettes of prickly leaves, usually with a few sessile flowering heads at the centre; occasionallt producing an elongated aerial stem up to 30cm tall[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope, Norway, through Britain to Spain, east to Sweden, the Baltic States, Poland, Romania and the Balkans

HabitatClosely grazed pastures, especially on chalk or limestone[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].