Cirsium oligophyllum Matsum.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A herb. It is a thistle. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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 between 20-1,200 m above sea level. It can grow in a range of soils and with a range of acidities. It needs a sunny location. It is best in a moist soil.
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In sunny grasslands and along temperate forest margins; at elevations from 20-1,200 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The young leaves are eaten cooked. They are added to soups or fried. The roots are scraped and preserved in miso. The flower heads are fried or used in salads.
Uses oil
Edible flowers leaves rhizomes roots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. Seeds take 2-8 weeks to germinate at 20°C. Plants can also be grown by division.
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 oligophyllum unspecified picture

Distribution

Cirsium oligophyllum world distribution map, present in Japan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:195768-1
WFO ID wfo-0000023228
COL ID VJ8W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cirsium oligophyllum Cnicus oligophyllus Cirsium autumnale Cirsium oligophyllum f. oligophyllum Cirsium oligophyllum subsp. oligophyllum Cirsium oligophyllum var. oligophyllum Cirsium japonicum var. obvallatum Cirsium tanakae f. obvallatum

Lower taxons

Cirsium oligophyllum var. nikkoense