Cirsium nipponicum — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Stem, Root

The young plant is eaten cooked.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows along the edges of forests and in grassland.

Asia, Japan, Korea,

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 perennial thistle reaching 1.5 m (5 ft) tall. Flowers August to October with seeds ripening September to November. Hermaphroditic and self-fertile, pollinated by bees, flies, moths, butterflies, and beetles. Grows in light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acidic to mildly alkaline pH. Requires full sun, prefers moist soil, and tolerates maritime exposure.

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

Diaphoretic and vulnerary.

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 1.5 m (5 ft) tall. Flowers August to October with seeds ripening September to November. Hermaphroditic and self-fertile, pollinated by bees, flies, moths, butterflies, and beetles. Grows in light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acidic to mildly alkaline pH. Requires full sun, prefers moist soil, and tolerates maritime exposure.

Notes

There are about 150-250 Cirsium species. They grow in temperate regions.

Names & Synonyms

Eonggeongkkuppuri, Eonggeokku, Ulleungdo-eonggeongkwi

References (3)

Chen, B. & Qiu, Z., Consumer's Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. p 22 www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfr/aip/872413.pdf
Ong, H. G., et al, 2015, Ethnobotany of the wild edible plants gathered in Ulleung Island, South Korea. Genet Resourc Crop Evol. Springer
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/