Cirsium Horridulum

Scientific Name: Cirsium horridulum

Common Name: yellow thistle

Symbol: CIHO2

Category: Dicot

Genus: Cirsium

Family: Asteraceae

Family Common Name: Aster family

Order: Asterales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Annual, Biennial

Growth Habit: Forb/herb

Native Status: L48 (N)

Edible: unknown

Mature plant in flower

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Scientific Name: Cirsium horridulum

Common Name(s): yellow thistle

Edible: yes

Medicinal: yes

Parts Used: root, stem, leaf

your_comforting_company 24 Apr, 2010	Common roadside weed, the flowerhead is made of many tiny little flowers and after pollination have seeds with pappus hair very similar to that of dandelion. The sharp stiff spines all over the plant may cause injury.
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 24 Apr, 2010	The roots are edible as well as the leaves and stalks. They contain bitters much like dandelion which aid in digestion and contain mineral electrolytes to provide energy when working. stalks and roots are edible raw, and the leaves can be cooked, which will wilt the spines.
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 26 Apr, 2010	The large mature seedheads are full of pappus hair which is extremely useful in starting fires, either through catching a spark, or being used as a platform to catch and propagate an ember.
Current Rating: 0.0000

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