Cirsium oleraceum
| Cirsium oleraceum | |
|---|---|
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| painting by C. A. M. Lindman[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cynareae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. oleraceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Synonymy
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Cirsium oleraceum, the cabbage thistle[3] or Siberian thistle, is a species of thistle in the genus Cirsium within the sunflower family, native to central and eastern Europe and Asia, where it grows in wet lowland soils.[4]
Cirsium oleraceum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.5 m tall, the stems unbranched or with only a very few branches. The leaves are broad and ovoid, with a weakly spiny margin. The flowers are produced in dense flower heads which are 2.5-4 cm diameter, pale yellow, but sometimes tinged pink.[5]
Usage
For cooking: In salads the young stems and leaves are edible, and cultivated for food in Japan and India.
References
- ↑ by Swedish botanist C. A. M. Lindman (1856–1928), taken from his book(s) Bilder ur Nordens Flora (first edition published 1901–1905, supplemented edition 1917–1926?).
- ↑ The Plant List, Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo giallastro, Siberian thistle, Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop. includes photos and European distribution map
- ↑ Mansfield crop database: Cirsium oleraceum
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