Cirsium lineare

(Thunb.) Sch. Bip.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Root

Young leaves are edible. No further preparation details are recorded.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows on mountain slopes and in wasteland between 500-2,500 m above sea level.

Asia, China, Himalayas, Indochina, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,

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 that grows 0.6-1.5 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are oval and 6-18 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.

How to Grow

Propagation: Sow seed in early spring or autumn directly in situ. Germination typically occurs within 2–8 weeks at 20°C. Can also be propagated by division in spring or autumn.

Medicinal Uses

None known.

Other Uses

The seeds of all thistle species yield a useful oil by expression. No details on potential yields are available.

Wikipedia

A perennial thistle reaching 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall. Flowers September to October with seeds ripening in the same period. Hermaphroditic, pollinated by insects. Grows in light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acidic to mildly alkaline pH. Requires full sun and moist soil.