Asteraceae FAMILY

Cirsium pectinellum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cirsium pectinellum is a prickly, perennial plant growing from a slender rootstock with scarcely developed rhizomes; it produces a basal cluster of leaves and an erect flowering stem that can grow around 70 - 150cm 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Sakhalin Island, the Kurils and northern Japan (Hokkaido).

HabitatIn wet sunny grasslands and along streams of the basal zones or sometimes in xeric serpentine slopes; at elevations from near sea level to around 300 metres[ 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. ].