Cirsium oleraceum

Cirsium oleraceum
	Painting by C. A. M. Lindman
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cirsium
Species:	C. oleraceum
Binomial name
	Cirsium oleraceum; (L.) Scop.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Carduus acanthifolius Lam. ; Carduus oleraceus (L.) Vill. ; Carduus parviflorus L. ; Carduus rigens Dryand. ex Aiton ; Carduus tataricus L. ; Cirsium braunii Nyman ; Cirsium flavescens Lam. ; Cirsium pallens DC. ; Cirsium parviflorum DC. ; Cirsium parviflorum Schleich. ex Steud. ; Cirsium praemorsum W.D.J.Koch ; Cirsium rigens Spreng. ; Cirsium subalatum Gaudin ; Cirsium thomasii Nägeli ; Cirsium variabile Moench ; Cnicus oleraceus L. ; Cynara colorata Stokes ;

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.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. 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 Archived 2007-03-05 at archive.today
^ Parker, Peter (2018). A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners. Little Brown Book Group. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4087-0615-2. oleraceus, holeraceus = relating to vegetables or kitchen garden
^ Whitney, William Dwight (1899). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. Century Co. p. 2856. L. holeraceus, prop. oleraceus, herb-like, holus, prop. olus (oler-), herbs, vegetables

[1] y 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?).

[2] The Plant List, Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop.

[BSBI07-3] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[4] Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo giallastro, Siberian thistle, Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop. includes photos and European distribution map

[5] Mansfield crop database: Cirsium oleraceum Archived 2007-03-05 at archive.today

[6] Parker, Peter (2018). A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners. Little Brown Book Group. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4087-0615-2. oleraceus, holeraceus = relating to vegetables or kitchen garden

[7] Whitney, William Dwight (1899). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. Century Co. p. 2856. L. holeraceus, prop. oleraceus, herb-like, holus, prop. olus (oler-), herbs, vegetables

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