Colorado Wild Plants and Fungi
by DaySounds © 2013-17



Nodding/Musk Thistle (carduus nutans)-B

The stems can be boiled and eaten as a vegetable; if you can't start a fire,
peel their skin, and eat the raw stems. A tea made with the flowers can be
used to purify the blood. The seeds can be consumed as tea as well, or to
make flour.
                                     

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