Cirsium amplexifolium (Nakai) Kitam.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A herb. It is a thistle.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edges of forests between 500-1,000 m above sea level.
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Along temperate forest margins and in tall herbal stands; at elevations from 500-1,000 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The root is cooked and eaten.
Uses oil
Edible roots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 18
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cirsium amplexifolium unspecified picture

Distribution

Cirsium amplexifolium world distribution map, present in Japan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:194995-1
WFO ID wfo-0000127940
COL ID VHNJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cirsium amplexifolium f. amplexifolium Cirsium tobai Cirsium amplexifolium Cirsium sendaicum Cirsium amplexifolium var. amplexifolium Cirsium nipponicum var. purpureum Cirsium nipponicum var. amplexifolium Cirsium sendaicum f. albiflorum

Lower taxons

Cirsium amplexifolium var. muraii