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Scientific Name: Cirsium discolor

Common Name(s): field thistle, Pink or Purple thistle

Edible: yes

Medicinal: yes

Parts Used: root, stem, leaf

your_comforting_company 24 Apr, 2010	Large pink or purple flowerheads in dense clusters, Heavily dissected and spined leaves and a hairy stem define this common roadside weed.
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 24 Apr, 2010	The leaves can be boiled to wilt the spines. The root and stalk are edible the first year. May cause mechanical injury! Plant contains bitters which aid in digestion and can be used as a poultice or bitter formula.
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 26 Apr, 2010	The large mature seedheads are full of pappus hair which is extremely useful in starting fires, either through catching a spark, or being used as a platform to catch and propagate an ember.
Current Rating: 0.0000

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