Asteraceae Cirsium edule Nutt.
Edible Thistle
Hoh - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
View all documented uses for
Cirsium edule Nutt.
Scientific name: Cirsium edule Nutt.
USDA symbol: CIED (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Edible Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hoh
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Young shoots eaten as greens.
RECRD: 46693 id: 9945