Cirsium botryodes
Family: Asteraceae
What it is like
A herb. It is a thistle. It grows 50-100 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stem are greyish white. They are hairy. The leaves are rigid and greyish white underneath. They are 12-16 cm long by 7-8 cm wide and divided along the stalk. There are spines along the edge.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. In China it grows in mountain valleys and in grasslands on mountain slopes between 2,800-3,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Leaves, root
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Xiaoji