Serratuloides Thistle (Cirsium serratuloides)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Cirsium serratuloides is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft). It is in flower from July to October, and the seeds ripen from July to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies), beetles. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich in inulin, a starch that cannot be digested by humans. — The root is likely to be rich in inulin, a starch that cannot be digested by humans.; This starch thus passes straight through the digestive system and, in some people, ferments to produce flatulence.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests, by rivers, by water at elvations of 1200 - 1400 metres in Tibet. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)