Cirsium chlorolepis

Petr. ex Hand.-Mazz.

AsteraceaeRootsPotential hazards — see below
Caution — Parts of this plant may be toxic or require specific preparation. Verify with multiple sources before consuming.

What to Eat

Edible parts: Root

The root is eaten as a vegetable.

Known Hazards

Balaenoptera borealis — sei whale (Pacific population) Balaenoptera musculus — blue whale Dipodomys ordii — Ord's kangaroo rat Eubalaena glacialis — North Atlantic right whale Gulo gulo — wolverine (eastern population) Hyperoodon ampullatus — northern bottlenose whale (Scotian Shelf population) Marmota vancouverensis — Vancouver Island marmot Martes americana atrata — American marten (Newfoundland population) Orcinus orca — orca or killer whale (Pacific southern resident population) Rangifer tarandus caribou — woodland caribou (Atlantic/Gaspésie population) Scapanus townsendii — Townsend's mole Sorex bendirii — Pacific water shrew Taxidea taxus jacksoni — American badger; jacksoni subspecies Taxidea taxus jeffersonii — American badger; jeffersonii subspecies Vulpes velox — swift fox Ammodramus henslowii — Henslow's sparrow Athene cunicularia — burrowing owl Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus — greater sage-grouse, urophasianus subspecies Charadrius melodus circumcinctus — piping plover, circumcinctus subspecies Charadrius melodus melodus — piping plover, melodus subspecies Charadrius montanus — mountain plover Colinus virginianus — northern bobwhite Dendroica kirtlandii — Kirtland's warbler Empidonax virescens — Acadian flycatcher Eremophila alpestris strigata — horned lark, strigata subspecies Grus americana — whooping crane Icteria virens auricollis (British Columbia population) — yellow-breasted chat, auricollis subspecies Lanius ludovicianus migrans — loggerhead shrike, migrans subspecies Loxia curvirostra percna — red crossbill, percna subspecies Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei — western screech-owl, macfarlanei subspecies Numenius borealis — Eskimo curlew Oreoscoptes montanus — sage thrasher Picoides albolarvatus — white-headed woodpecker Pooecetes gramineus affinis — vesper sparrow, affinis subspecies Protonotaria citrea — prothonotary warbler Rallus elegans — king rail Sphyrapicus thyroideus — Williamson's sapsucker Sterna dougallii — roseate tern Strix occidentalis caurina — spotted owl, caurina subspecies Tyto furcata (eastern population) — American barn owl Chrysemys picta bellii (Pacific Coast population) — western painted turtle Clemmys guttata — spotted turtle Coluber constrictor foxii — blue racer Contia tenuis — sharp-tailed snake Dermochelys coriacea — leatherback seaturtle Emydoidea blandingii (Nova Scotia population) — Blanding's turtle Eumeces septentrionalis — prairie skink Hypsiglena torquata — nightsnake Acris crepitans — northern cricket frog Ambystoma texanum — small-mouthed salamander Ambystoma tigrinum (southern mountain population) — tiger salamander Ascaphus montanus — Rocky Mountain tailed frog Rana pipiens (southern mountain population) — northern leopard frog Rana pretiosa — Oregon spotted frog Acipenser transmontanus — white sturgeon Catostomus catostomus subsp. — Salish sucker Coregonus huntsmani — Atlantic whitefish Coregonus reighardi — shortnose cisco Gasterosteus sp. — benthic Enos Lake stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — benthic Paxton Lake stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — benthic Vananda Creek stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — limnetic Enos Lake stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — limnetic Paxton Lake stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — limnetic Vananda Creek stickleback Lampetra richardsoni var. marifuga — Morrison Creek lamprey Moxostoma hubbsi — copper redhorse Notropis anogenus — pugnose shiner Noturus stigmosus — northern madtom Rhinichthys cataractae subsp. — Nooksack dace Salmo salar (Inner Bay of Fundy populations) — Atlantic salmon Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis — aurora trout Apodemia mormo (southern mountain population) — Mormon metalmark Bombus affinis - rusty-patched bumble bee Bombus bohemicus - gypsy cuckoo bumble bee Brychius hungerfordi - Hungerford's crawling water beetle Cicindela patruela - Northern Barrens tiger beetle Coenonympha nipisiquit — maritime ringlet Copablepharon fuscum — sand-verbena moth Erynnis persius persius — eastern Persius duskywing Erynnis martialis - mottled duskywing Euphydryas editha taylori — Taylor's checkerspot Gomphus ventricosus - skillet clubtail Hemileuca sp. - bogbean buckmoth Hesperia ottoe — Ottoe skipper Papaipema aweme — Aweme borer Icaricia saepiolus insulanus — island blue Prodoxus quinquepunctellus — five-spotted bogus yucca moth Satyrium semiluna — half-moon hairstreak Schinia avemensis — gold-edged gem Schinia bimatris — white flower moth Somatochlora hineana - Hine's emerald Stylurus amnicola - riverine clubtail Stylurus laurae - Laura's clubtail Stylurus olivaceus - olive clubtail Tegeticula corruptrix — non-pollinating yucca moth Tegeticula yuccasella — yucca moth Allogona townsendiana — Oregon forestsnail Epioblasma torulosa rangiana — northern riffleshell Epioblasma triquetra — snuffbox Haliotis kamtschatkana — northern abalone Lampsilis fasciola — wavy-rayed lampmussel Obovaria subrotunda — round hickorynut Physella johnsoni — Banff Springs snail Physella wrighti — hotwater physa Pleurobema sintoxia — round pigtoe Prophysaon coelureum — blue-grey taildropper slug Ptychobranchus fasciolaris — kidneyshell Simpsonaias ambigua — mudpuppy mussel Villosa fabalis — rayed bean Abronia umbellata — pink sand-verbena Actaea elata — tall bugbane Adiantum capillus-veneris — southern maidenhair fern Agalinis aspera — rough agalinis Agalinis gattingeri — Gattinger's agalinis Agalinis skinneriana — Skinner's agalinis Ammannia robusta — scarlet ammannia Antennaria flagellaris — stoloniferous pussytoes Aristida basiramea — forked three-awned grass balsamorhiza deltoidea — deltoid balsamroot Betula lenta — cherry birch Braya longii — Long's braya Buchnera americana — bluehearts Camissonia contorta — contorted-pod evening-primrose Carex lupuliformis — false hop sedge Carex juniperorum — juniper sedge Castanea dentata — American chestnut Castilleja levisecta — golden paintbrush Chimaphila maculata — spotted wintergreen Cirsium pitcheri — Pitcher's thistle Collomia tenella — slender collomia Coreopsis rosea — pink coreopsis Cryptantha minima — tiny cryptanthe Cypripedium candidum — small white lady's-slipper Drosera filiformis — thread-leaved sundew Eleocharis equisetoides — horsetail spike-rush Epilobium densiflorum — dense spike-primrose Epilobium torreyi — brook spike-primrose Frasera caroliniensis — American columbo Gentiana alba — white prairie gentian Geum peckii — eastern mountain avens Isoetes engelmannii — Engelmann's quillwort Isotria medeoloides — small whorled pogonia Isotria verticillata — large whorled pogonia Juglans cinerea — butternut Juncus kelloggii — Kellogg's rush Lespedeza virginica — slender bush-clover Liparis liliifolia — purple twayblade Lipocarpha micrantha — small-flowered lipocarpha Lotus formosissimus — seaside bird's-foot lotus Lotus pinnatus — bog bird's-foot trefoil Lupinus densiflorus — dense-flowered lupine Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus — prairie lupine Lupinus rivularis — streambank lupine Magnolia acuminata — cucumber tree Meconella oregana — white meconella Microseris bigelovii — coast microseris Minuartia pusilla — dwarf sandwort Morus rubra — red mulberry Opuntia humifusa — eastern prickly pear cactus Orthocarpus barbatus — Grand Coulee owl-clover Orthocarpus bracteosus — rosy owl-clover Panax quinquefolius — American ginseng Pedicularis furbishiae — Furbish's lousewort Phacelia ramosissima — branched phacelia Physematium obtusum — blunt-lobed woodsia Plantago cordata — heart-leaved plantain Platanthera leucophaea — eastern prairie fringed-orchid Platanthera praeclara — western prairie fringed-orchid Polygala incarnata — pink milkwort Psilocarphus brevissimus (southern mountain population) — dwarf woolly-heads Psilocarphus elatior — tall woolly-heads Pycnanthemum incanum — hoary mountain-mint Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius — water-plantain buttercup Rotala ramosior — toothcup Salix jejuna — barrens willow Sanicula arctopoides — bear's-foot sanicle Silene scouleri grandis — coastal Scouler's catchfly Silene spaldingii — Spalding's campion Solidago speciosa — showy goldenrod Stylophorum diphyllum — wood-poppy Symphyotrichum frondosum — short-rayed alkali aster Tephrosia virginiana — Virginia goat's-rue Tonella tenella — small-flowered tonella Trichophorum planifolium — bashful bulrush Trillium flexipes — drooping trillium Triphora trianthophora — nodding pogonia Triphysaria versicolor versicolor — bearded owl-clover Tripterocalyx micranthus — small-flowered sand-verbena Triteleia howellii — Howell's triteleia Viola pedata — bird's-foot violet Bartramia stricta — rigid apple moss Bryoandersonia illecebra — spoon-leaved moss Entosthodon rubiginosus — rusty cord-moss Fabronia pusilla — silver hair moss Fissidens pauperculus — poor pocket moss Scouleria marginata — margined streamside moss Erioderma pedicellatum (Atlantic population) — boreal felt lichen Heterodermia sitchensis — seaside centipede lichen

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

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 thistle herb in the Asteraceae family found in temperate regions. It is grown for its edible root.

References (1)
  • Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39

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