Cirsium tuberosum All.

Cirse bulbeux (fr), Cirse tubéreux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cirsium

Characteristics

A herb. It is a thistle.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Chalk downs and other calcareous pastures. Damp grassland on calcareous soils.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 6-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

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

Habit

Cirsium tuberosum habit picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium tuberosum habit picture by Nicolas Lagarrigue (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium tuberosum habit picture by Aurélia et JChris Courte-Barbary (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cirsium tuberosum leaf picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium tuberosum leaf picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium tuberosum leaf picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cirsium tuberosum flower picture by Isabelle Lebrun (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium tuberosum flower picture by Oskar Kurer (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium tuberosum flower picture by Wim Cornelissen (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cirsium tuberosum fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium tuberosum fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Cirsium tuberosum fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cirsium tuberosum world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196145-1
WFO ID wfo-0000126944
COL ID VJHQ
BDTFX ID 17849
INPN ID 91422
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carduus pedemontanus Cnicus tuberosus Cirsium tuberosum Cirsium bulbosum Cynara tuberosa Serratula tuberosa Cirsium salvadori Cnicus pedemontanus Cirsium medium Carduus tuberosus Carduus bulbosus Cirsium zizianum Cirsium colmeroi Cnicus tuberosus Carduus medius Cirsium woodwardii Cirsium inerme Carduus gouanii Cirsium brunneri Cirsium x brunneri Cirsium tuberosum subsp. tuberosum Cirsium tuberosum subsp. bulbosum