Synurus is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.[1][2]
Synurus has a thick stem up to 1.5 meters tall. It produces large, nodding, spherical flower heads up to 6 centimeters wide with purple florets.[3]
The anti-inflammatory properties of the plant as an herbal remedy have been well studied.[4][5][6] It is eaten as a wild vegetable in Korea.[7]
see Olgaea
Synurus is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.
Synurus has a thick stem up to 1.5 meters tall. It produces large, nodding, spherical flower heads up to 6 centimeters wide with purple florets.
The anti-inflammatory properties of the plant as an herbal remedy have been well studied. It is eaten as a wild vegetable in Korea.
Species Synurus deltoides (Aiton) Nakai - Russia (Chita, Amur, Primorye, Khabarovsk), China (Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Hubei, Sichuan, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Ningxia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), Mongolia, Japan, Korea Synurus excelsus (Makino) Kitam. - Japan, Korea Synurus palmatopinnatifidus (Makino) Kitam. - Japan, Korea Synurus pungens (Franch. & Sav.) Kitam. - Japan formerly includedsee Olgaea
Synurus diabolicus - Olgaea lomonossowii