Verutum Thistle (Cirsium verutum)

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

Cirsium verutum is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft). It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots - cooked. Roots - the tender roots are chewed fresh. Seed. No more details are given. — Young shoots - cooked.; Roots - the tender roots are chewed fresh.; No more details are given.

Habitat & North American Range

Cultivated areas, forest clearings, 740 - 2200 metres. Slopes, forests and forest margins at elevations of 2900 - 3900 metres in Tibet. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)