Cabbage thistle Cirsium oleraceum

Features

It thrives on moist soils of Central and Eastern Europe and Asia in meadows, swamps, as well as among shrubs and in light forests.

Species	Perrenial
Living space	Bright forest, Lake, Meadow, Pond, River edge, Swamp, Wet site
Size	1,5 m

Description

It grows up to 1.5 m in height and has a single stem that is rarely divided into several branches. The leaves of the plant are pinnately divided by prongs, and the upper ones are entire and serrated. It is characteristic of them that they embrace the stem. The flowers are produced in dense flower heads which are 2.5–4 cm diameter, pale yellow, but sometimes tinged pink. Young stems are edible.