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Cirsium discolor


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Cirsium discolor
  • Scientific Name: Cirsium discolor
  • Common Name: field thistle
  • Symbol: CIDI
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Cirsium
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Family Common Name: Aster family
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Duration: Biennial, Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
  • Edible: unknown
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  • Scientific Name: Cirsium discolor
  • Common Name(s): field thistle, Pink or Purple thistle
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: yes
  • Parts Used: root, stem, leaf


  • your_comforting_company
    24 Apr, 2010

    Large pink or purple flowerheads in dense clusters, Heavily dissected and spined leaves and a hairy stem define this common roadside weed.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    your_comforting_company
    24 Apr, 2010

    The leaves can be boiled to wilt the spines. The root and stalk are edible the first year. May cause mechanical injury! Plant contains bitters which aid in digestion and can be used as a poultice or bitter formula.
    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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