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Cirsium edule, the edible thistle [2] or Indian thistle, [3] is a species of thistle in the genus Cirsium, native to western North America from southeastern Alaska south through British Columbia to Washington and Oregon, and locally inland to Idaho. [4] It is a larval host to the mylitta crescent and the painted lady. [5]
Already as a result of the genetic study Ackerfield et al. 2020, Cirsium and Carduus were determined to be polyphyletic in their current circumscriptions, suggesting to either "consolidate all taxa into one large genus (Carduus or Cirsium)," or "recognize each major clade as a genus (Carduus, Cirsium, Eriolepis, Notobasis, Picnomon, Silybum ...
Cirsium vulgare (spear thistle) is listed in the United States (where as a non-native invasive species it has been renamed "bull thistle") as a noxious weed in nine states. [6] Some species in particular are cultivated in gardens and wildflower plantings for their aesthetic value and/or to support pollinators such as bees and butterflies.
The flowers are insect pollinated, and various thistle species are widely known as important food sources for butterflies, as well as bees. Goldfinches love to feed on this abundant thistle ...
Edule, edible in Latin, may refer to: Cerastoderma edule, the common cockle, an edible saltwater clam species; Cirsium edule, the edible thistle, a thistle species; Dioon edule, a cycad native to Mexico; Lemuropisum edule, an edible wild plant native to south west Madagascar; Memecylon edule, a small evergreen tree native to India
Milk thistle flowerhead Cirsium arizonicum, showing arachnoid cobwebbiness on stems and leaves, with ants attending aphids that might be taking advantage of the shelter. Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp spikes on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all ...
Cirsium edule, the edible thistle, a thistle species; See also. Edule (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 8 September 2012, at 12:43 (UTC). Text is ...
Species Profile- Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Canada thistle. Profile: Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Photos, Drawings, Text. (Wild Plants of Winnipeg from Nature Manitoba)