Cirsium parryi

Botanical Description

Cirsium parryi is a biennial plant growing from a taproot; it produces a basal cluster of leaves and an erect flowering stem that can be 50 - 200cm or more 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.