Echinops cornigerus
DC.
Blue globe thistle
AsteraceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root
The root is used in salads.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. In the Indian Himalayas it grows between 2,400-4,300 m above sea level.
Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, SE Asia, Tajikistan,
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 herb. The leaves are silver grey and divided into many segments along the stalk. The edges of the leaves have sharp spines. The leaves have white cottony hairs underneath. The flowers heads are almost round and made up of closely packed small blue flowers. There are spines between the flowers.
Names & Synonyms
Aczema, Kandara
Echinops coriarius C. B. ClarkeEchinops polygraphus Czerniak.Echinops polygraphus Tscherneva
References (2)
- Radha, B., et al, 2013, Wild Edible Plant Resources of the Lohba Range of Kedarnath Forest Division (KFD), Garhwal Himalaya, India. Int. Res J. Biological Sci. Vol. 2 (11), 65-73
- Sharma, L. et al, 2018, Diversity, distribution pattern, endemism and indigenous uses of wild edible plants in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve of Indian Trans Himalaya. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol 17(1) January 2018 pp 122-131
