Cirsium amplexifolium

Botanical Description

Cirsium amplexifolium is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stout rootstock with well-developed rhizomes. The plant produces a rosette of basal leaves and a stout, erect, well-branched stem that can grow around 120 - 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.