Cirsium interpositum
Petr.
gbif · cc0
GBIF
GBIF
gbif · cc0
GBIF
GBIF
gbif · cc0
GBIF
GBIF
What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers, Rhizome
The rhizome is boiled or stir-fried. Flowers are also eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, China, India, Northeastern India,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A temperate thistle herb in the Asteraceae family with edible rhizomes and flowers.
Medicinal Uses
The rhizome has traditional medicinal uses.
Names & Synonyms
Tailobeo
Cirsium lepskyi Petr.Cnicus griffithii Hook. f. [Illegitimate]
References (2)
- Cheng, Z., et al, 2022, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by Dulong people in northwestern Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2022) 18:3
- Srivastava, R. C., 2010, Traditional knowledge of Nyishi (Daffla) tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 9(1):26-37 (As Cnicus griffithii)
