Cirsium yezoense — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Stems, Root

Young plants are edible cooked. Seeds of all thistle species yield a useful oil by expression.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

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

A perennial thistle reaching 2 m (6ft 7in) in height. Hermaphroditic flowers appear from September to October, with seeds ripening in the same period. Insects pollinate the flowers. The plant grows in light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acid to basic pH. It tolerates semi-shade and light woodland conditions but prefers moist soil.

How to Grow

Propagation: Sow seed in early spring or autumn 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 yield a good oil by expression. No details on potential yields are given.

Wikipedia

A perennial thistle reaching 2 m (6ft 7in) in height. Hermaphroditic flowers appear from September to October, with seeds ripening in the same period. Insects pollinate the flowers. The plant grows in light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acid to basic pH. It tolerates semi-shade and light woodland conditions but prefers moist soil.

Notes

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

Names & Synonyms

Cirsium yesoense (Maxim.) NakaiCirsium yoshizawae Koidz.Cnicus yezoensis Maxim.and others

References (3)

Chen, B. & Qiu, Z., Consumer's Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. p 23 www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfr/aip/872413.pdf
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
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