Cirsium chlorolepis
Petr. ex Hand.-Mazz.
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A thistle herb in the Asteraceae family found in temperate regions. It is grown for its edible root.
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Edible Uses
The root is eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The root is eaten as a vegetable.
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Known Hazards
Balaenoptera borealis — sei whale (Pacific population) Balaenoptera musculus — blue whale Dipodomys ordii — Ord's kangaroo rat Eubalaena glacialis — North Atlantic right whale Gulo gulo — wolverine (eastern population) Hyperoodon ampullatus — northern bottlenose whale (Scotian Shelf population) Marmota vancouverensis — Vancouver Island marmot Martes americana atrata — American marten (Newfoundland population) Orcinus orca — orca or killer whale (Pacific southern resident population) Rangifer tarandus caribou — woodland caribou (Atlantic/Gaspésie population) Scapanus townsendii — Townsend's mole Sorex bendirii — Pacific water shrew Taxidea taxus jacksoni — American badger; jacksoni subspecies Taxidea taxus jeffersonii — American badger; jeffersonii subspecies Vulpes velox — swift fox Ammodramus henslowii — Henslow's sparrow Athene cunicularia — burrowing owl Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus — greater sage-grouse, urophasianus subspecies Charadrius melodus circumcinctus — piping plover, circumcinctus subspecies Charadrius melodus melodus — piping plover, melodus subspecies Charadrius montanus — mountain plover Colinus virginianus — northern bobwhite Dendroica kirtlandii — Kirtland's warbler Empidonax virescens — Acadian flycatcher Eremophila alpestris strigata — horned lark, strigata subspecies Grus americana — whooping crane Icteria virens auricollis (British Columbia population) — yellow-breasted chat, auricollis subspecies Lanius ludovicianus migrans — loggerhead shrike, migrans subspecies Loxia curvirostra percna — red crossbill, percna subspecies Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei — western screech-owl, macfarlanei subspecies Numenius borealis — Eskimo curlew Oreoscoptes montanus — sage thrasher Picoides albolarvatus — white-headed woodpecker Pooecetes gramineus affinis — vesper sparrow, affinis subspecies Protonotaria citrea — prothonotary warbler Rallus elegans — king rail Sphyrapicus thyroideus — Williamson's sapsucker Sterna dougallii — roseate tern Strix occidentalis caurina — spotted owl, caurina subspecies Tyto furcata (eastern population) — American barn owl Chrysemys picta bellii (Pacific Coast population) — western painted turtle Clemmys guttata — spotted turtle Coluber constrictor foxii — blue racer Contia tenuis — sharp-tailed snake Dermochelys coriacea — leatherback seaturtle Emydoidea blandingii (Nova Scotia population) — Blanding's turtle Eumeces septentrionalis — prairie skink Hypsiglena torquata — nightsnake Acris crepitans — northern cricket frog Ambystoma texanum — small-mouthed salamander Ambystoma tigrinum (southern mountain population) — tiger salamander Ascaphus montanus — Rocky Mountain tailed frog Rana pipiens (southern mountain population) — northern leopard frog Rana pretiosa — Oregon spotted frog Acipenser transmontanus — white sturgeon Catostomus catostomus subsp. — Salish sucker Coregonus huntsmani — Atlantic whitefish Coregonus reighardi — shortnose cisco Gasterosteus sp. — benthic Enos Lake stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — benthic Paxton Lake stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — benthic Vananda Creek stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — limnetic Enos Lake stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — limnetic Paxton Lake stickleback Gasterosteus sp. — limnetic Vananda Creek stickleback Lampetra richardsoni var. marifuga — Morrison Creek lamprey Moxostoma hubbsi — copper redhorse Notropis anogenus — pugnose shiner Noturus stigmosus — northern madtom Rhinichthys cataractae subsp. — Nooksack dace Salmo salar (Inner Bay of Fundy populations) — Atlantic salmon Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis — aurora trout Apodemia mormo (southern mountain population) — Mormon metalmark Bombus affinis - rusty-patched bumble bee Bombus bohemicus - gypsy cuckoo bumble bee Brychius hungerfordi - Hungerford's crawling water beetle Cicindela patruela - Northern Barrens tiger beetle Coenonympha nipisiquit — maritime ringlet Copablepharon fuscum — sand-verbena moth Erynnis persius persius — eastern Persius duskywing Erynnis martialis - mottled duskywing Euphydryas editha taylori — Taylor's checkerspot Gomphus ventricosus - skillet clubtail Hemileuca sp. - bogbean buckmoth Hesperia ottoe — Ottoe skipper Papaipema aweme — Aweme borer Icaricia saepiolus insulanus — island blue Prodoxus quinquepunctellus — five-spotted bogus yucca moth Satyrium semiluna — half-moon hairstreak Schinia avemensis — gold-edged gem Schinia bimatris — white flower moth Somatochlora hineana - Hine's emerald Stylurus amnicola - riverine clubtail Stylurus laurae - Laura's clubtail Stylurus olivaceus - olive clubtail Tegeticula corruptrix — non-pollinating yucca moth Tegeticula yuccasella — yucca moth Allogona townsendiana — Oregon forestsnail Epioblasma torulosa rangiana — northern riffleshell Epioblasma triquetra — snuffbox Haliotis kamtschatkana — northern abalone Lampsilis fasciola — wavy-rayed lampmussel Obovaria subrotunda — round hickorynut Physella johnsoni — Banff Springs snail Physella wrighti — hotwater physa Pleurobema sintoxia — round pigtoe Prophysaon coelureum — blue-grey taildropper slug Ptychobranchus fasciolaris — kidneyshell Simpsonaias ambigua — mudpuppy mussel Villosa fabalis — rayed bean Abronia umbellata — pink sand-verbena Actaea elata — tall bugbane Adiantum capillus-veneris — southern maidenhair fern Agalinis aspera — rough agalinis Agalinis gattingeri — Gattinger's agalinis Agalinis skinneriana — Skinner's agalinis Ammannia robusta — scarlet ammannia Antennaria flagellaris — stoloniferous pussytoes Aristida basiramea — forked three-awned grass balsamorhiza deltoidea — deltoid balsamroot Betula lenta — cherry birch Braya longii — Long's braya Buchnera americana — bluehearts Camissonia contorta — contorted-pod evening-primrose Carex lupuliformis — false hop sedge Carex juniperorum — juniper sedge Castanea dentata — American chestnut Castilleja levisecta — golden paintbrush Chimaphila maculata — spotted wintergreen Cirsium pitcheri — Pitcher's thistle Collomia tenella — slender collomia Coreopsis rosea — pink coreopsis Cryptantha minima — tiny cryptanthe Cypripedium candidum — small white lady's-slipper Drosera filiformis — thread-leaved sundew Eleocharis equisetoides — horsetail spike-rush Epilobium densiflorum — dense spike-primrose Epilobium torreyi — brook spike-primrose Frasera caroliniensis — American columbo Gentiana alba — white prairie gentian Geum peckii — eastern mountain avens Isoetes engelmannii — Engelmann's quillwort Isotria medeoloides — small whorled pogonia Isotria verticillata — large whorled pogonia Juglans cinerea — butternut Juncus kelloggii — Kellogg's rush Lespedeza virginica — slender bush-clover Liparis liliifolia — purple twayblade Lipocarpha micrantha — small-flowered lipocarpha Lotus formosissimus — seaside bird's-foot lotus Lotus pinnatus — bog bird's-foot trefoil Lupinus densiflorus — dense-flowered lupine Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus — prairie lupine Lupinus rivularis — streambank lupine Magnolia acuminata — cucumber tree Meconella oregana — white meconella Microseris bigelovii — coast microseris Minuartia pusilla — dwarf sandwort Morus rubra — red mulberry Opuntia humifusa — eastern prickly pear cactus Orthocarpus barbatus — Grand Coulee owl-clover Orthocarpus bracteosus — rosy owl-clover Panax quinquefolius — American ginseng Pedicularis furbishiae — Furbish's lousewort Phacelia ramosissima — branched phacelia Physematium obtusum — blunt-lobed woodsia Plantago cordata — heart-leaved plantain Platanthera leucophaea — eastern prairie fringed-orchid Platanthera praeclara — western prairie fringed-orchid Polygala incarnata — pink milkwort Psilocarphus brevissimus (southern mountain population) — dwarf woolly-heads Psilocarphus elatior — tall woolly-heads Pycnanthemum incanum — hoary mountain-mint Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius — water-plantain buttercup Rotala ramosior — toothcup Salix jejuna — barrens willow Sanicula arctopoides — bear's-foot sanicle Silene scouleri grandis — coastal Scouler's catchfly Silene spaldingii — Spalding's campion Solidago speciosa — showy goldenrod Stylophorum diphyllum — wood-poppy Symphyotrichum frondosum — short-rayed alkali aster Tephrosia virginiana — Virginia goat's-rue Tonella tenella — small-flowered tonella Trichophorum planifolium — bashful bulrush Trillium flexipes — drooping trillium Triphora trianthophora — nodding pogonia Triphysaria versicolor versicolor — bearded owl-clover Tripterocalyx micranthus — small-flowered sand-verbena Triteleia howellii — Howell's triteleia Viola pedata — bird's-foot violet Bartramia stricta — rigid apple moss Bryoandersonia illecebra — spoon-leaved moss Entosthodon rubiginosus — rusty cord-moss Fabronia pusilla — silver hair moss Fissidens pauperculus — poor pocket moss Scouleria marginata — margined streamside moss Erioderma pedicellatum (Atlantic population) — boreal felt lichen Heterodermia sitchensis — seaside centipede lichen
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
References (1)
- Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39
