Cirsium oleraceum
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Cirsium oleraceum, the cabbage thistle[1] or Siberian thistle, is a species of thistle in the genus Cirsium within the family Asteraceae, native to central and eastern Europe and Asia, where it grows in wet lowland soils.[2]
Cirsium oleraceum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.5 m tall, the stems unbranched or with only a very few branches. The leaves are broad and ovoid, with a weakly spiny margin, being pinnatipartite. The flowers are produced in dense flower heads which are 2.5–4 cm diameter, pale yellow, but sometimes tinged pink.[3]
Its specific epithet oleraceum means "vegetable/herbal" in Latin and is a form of Template:Wikt-lang (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[4][5]
Distribution
It is found native throughout Europe, with the exception of Portugal, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Crimea, Ciscaucasia, Povolzhye, and the Mediterranean islands. It is found naturalised in the British Isles, Finland, and Central Siberia.[6] It is also native to West Siberia, the Altai, and Kazakhstan.[7]
Usage
For cooking: In salads the young stems and leaves are edible, and cultivated for food in Japan and India.
Gallery
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Seedling
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Stem (cross-section)
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Stem (halved)
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Basal leaves
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Stalk leaves
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Bolting
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Flowerheads
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Involucre
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Blooming
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Flower
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Flower (cross-section)
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References
- ↑ Template:BSBI 2007
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo giallastro, Siberian thistle, Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop. includes photos and European distribution map
- ↑ Mansfield crop database: Cirsium oleraceum Template:Webarchive
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