Cirsium leo
Nakai & Kitag.
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Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on the edges of forests and in wet places between 700-3,400 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
Asia, China,
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. It is a thistle. It grows 40-100 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The leavesa re 10-25 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. They have 8-12 pairs of segments along the stalk.
Names & Synonyms
Wu mu chu ke
Cirsium chienii ChangCirsium leo var. angustilobum LingCirsium pinnatibracteatum Ling
References (1)
- Wang, J. et al, 2013, A Study on the Utilization of Wild Plants for Food in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Plant Diversity and Resources. 35(4): 416-471
