Cirsium amplexifolium — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Root

The root is edible cooked. It is likely to be rich in inulin, a starch that cannot be digested by humans, passing straight through the digestive system and, in some people, fermenting to produce flatulence.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edges of forests between 500-1,000 m above sea level.

Asia, Japan,

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

Cirsium amplexifolium is a self-fertile perennial reaching 1.5 m tall, flowering July to October with seeds ripening August to October. This hermaphrodite plant attracts bees, flies, moths, butterflies, and beetles for pollination. It grows in light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acid, neutral, or basic pH, requiring full sun and moist soil.

How to Grow

Propagation: Seed — sow in early spring or autumn in situ. Germination usually takes place within 2–8 weeks at 20°C. Division in spring or autumn is also straightforward — larger clumps can be replanted directly into permanent positions, while smaller clumps are best potted up and grown on in a cold frame until rooting well, then planted out in summer or the following spring.

Medicinal Uses

None known

Other Uses

The seed of all thistle species yields a good oil by expression, though no details of potential yields are given.

Wikipedia

Cirsium amplexifolium is a self-fertile perennial reaching 1.5 m tall, flowering July to October with seeds ripening August to October. This hermaphrodite plant attracts bees, flies, moths, butterflies, and beetles for pollination. It grows in light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acid, neutral, or basic pH, requiring full sun and moist soil.