Cirsium foliosum Dc.

Elk thistle (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A herb. It is a thistle. It grows 2.5 m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Swales and other moderately moist and badly drained sites. Moist soil, grasslands, meadows, edges and openings in boreal forest, subalpine forests and alpine slopes; at elevations from 150-2,600 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in moist meadows.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 6-8
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses oil
Edible leaves 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 -

Distribution

Cirsium foliosum world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195361-1
WFO ID wfo-0000114839
COL ID VHWY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cirsium foliosum Carduus foliosus Cnicus foliosus Cnicus foliosus Cirsium foliosum var. foliosum