Cirsium spicatum

Botanical Description

Cirsium spicatum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stout rootstock with well-developed rhizomes; it produces a basal rosette of leaves and an erect flowering stem that can grow around 150 - 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, medicine and source of materials.