Pendulous thistle is a tall East Asian thistle whose pale purple flower heads hang downward from the branch tips. It is native to Japan, Korea, northeastern China, and the Russian Far East, and is not known as a wild plant in the United States.
Appearance
- Appearance
- A tall thistle, about 3–10 ft (1–3 m), with a thick upright stem that branches near the top.
- Flowers
- Nodding pale purple heads about 1–1.4 in (2.5–3.5 cm) across, made only of tube-shaped florets.
- Flowering time
- Late summer to fall (August–October in Japan).
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- fields
- riverbanks
- embankments
- Range
- Japan (Hokkaido and northern Honshu), central and northern Korea, northeastern China, and eastern Siberia. Not known in the wild in the US.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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