Razor vegetable

Japanese: 剃刀菜 - かみそりな
Razor vegetable

...A biennial plant of the Asteraceae family commonly found on roadsides in the mountains and fields from Sakhalin to Kyushu, characterized by its rough leaves and stems and bright yellow flower heads (illustration). The rough texture is due to the brown bristles that grow on it, and it is said that the name Kozorina comes from Kaozorina or Kamishorina (razor greens). It overwinters in a rosette, and its basal leaves are spatula-shaped and similar to those of a dandelion. When cut, it also exudes a white milky liquid, but the bristles distinguish it from other plants.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "razor blade vegetable" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サハリンから九州の山野の路傍などに普通にみられ,ざらざらした葉や茎と鮮やかな黄色の頭花が特徴的なキク科の二年草(イラスト)。ざらつくのは褐色の剛毛が生えているためで,顔剃菜(かおぞりな)あるいは剃刀菜(かみそりな)が転じてコウゾリナとなったといわれる。ロゼットで越冬し,根出葉はへら形でタンポポに似ており,切るとやはり白い乳液が出るが,剛毛があるので区別できる。…

※「剃刀菜」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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