Cirsium esculentum C.A.Mey.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A thistle herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 18
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cirsium esculentum world distribution map, present in Armenia, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195326-1
WFO ID wfo-0000013038
COL ID VHW6
BDTFX ID 18341
INPN ID 91967
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Synonyms

Cnicus gmelinii Cnicus esculentus Cirsium rhodo-leucanthum Cirsium esculentum Cirsium esculentum subsp. esculentum Cirsium esculentum var. esculentum Cirsium esculentum var. acaule Cirsium acaule subsp. esculentum Cirsium acaulon subsp. esculentum Cirsium esculentum var. caulescens Cirsium esculentum var. acaulie Cirsium acaule var. gmelinii Cirsium esculentum var. sibericum