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Cirsium horridulum


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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
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    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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    Mature plant in flower Flower close-up whole plant stem and leaf


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