Biology:Cirsium oleraceum
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| Painting by C. A. M. Lindman[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cirsium |
| Species: | C. oleraceum
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| Cirsium oleraceum | |
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Synonymy
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Cirsium oleraceum, the cabbage thistle[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
Its specific epithet oleraceum means "vegetable/herbal" in Latin and is a form of holeraceus (oleraceus).[6][7]
Usage
For cooking: In salads the young stems and leaves are edible, and cultivated for food in Japan and India .
References
- ↑ by Swedish botanist C. A. M. Lindman (1856–1928), taken from his book(s) Bilder ur Nordens Flora (first edition published 1901–1905, supplemented edition 1917–1926?).
- ↑ The Plant List, Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo giallastro, Siberian thistle, Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop. includes photos and European distribution map
- ↑ Mansfield crop database: Cirsium oleraceum
- ↑ Parker, Peter (2018). A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners. Little Brown Book Group. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4087-0615-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=O-tzDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT328. "oleraceus, holeraceus = relating to vegetables or kitchen garden"
- ↑ Whitney, William Dwight (1899). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. Century Co.. p. 2856. https://books.google.com/books?id=OGTWRtstsaEC&pg=PA2856. "L. holeraceus, prop. oleraceus, herb-like, holus, prop. olus (oler-), herbs, vegetables"
Wikidata ☰ Q1430370 entry
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