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COMMON NAME

Edible thistle

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Cirsium edule

Plant family

Aster (Asteraceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Edible thistle is one of two native thistle in Oregon. It looks much like the invasive bull thistle, but can be differentiated by its lack of a long terminal leaf lobe.
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Edible thistle is one of two native thistle in Oregon. It looks much like the invasive bull thistle, but can be differentiated by its lack of a long terminal leaf lobe.

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Common camas is a stout, robust, 12-28 inches (30-70 cm) tall plant with a dense inflorescence. Camases are liliaceous, perennial herbs that grow from an edible bulb. The leaves are long and narrow, grass-like, and emerge from the base. The flowers are light to deep blue; more than 3 flowers in an inflorescence may be open at one time. Flowers have 6 tepals, 6 stamens, and 3 stigmas. The inflorescence is a spike-like cluster borne on a leafless stem that is held above the leaves. Common camas is distinguished from great camas (Camassia quamash ssp.quamash) by the following: the flowers are slightly irregular, with the lowest tepal curving outward away from the stem; the anthers are bright yellow; the plant is relatively short and stout, with shorter flower stalks and smaller bulbs; and there is no waxy powder on the leaves. Common camas blooms from April through June. The fruits are barrel-shaped to three-angled capsules,splitting into three parts to release many black, angled seeds.

DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alaska , Idaho , Oregon , Washington
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