Cirsium undulatum

Botanical Description

Cirsium undulatum is a prickly, perennial plant producing one to several, erect or ascending, sparsely branched stems that can grow around 20 - 230cm tall[ 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, medicine and source of materials. This species has deeply seated running roots that produce adventitious buds and thus is capable of producing large colonies of growth. It is listed in California as a noxious weed[ 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. ]. However, most reports of Cirsium undulatum in California are based upon misidentifications of Cirsium canescens[ 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. ].