Flower head, side view; Monte Judeu, Algarve, Portugal; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower head; Monte Judeu, Algarve, Portugal; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower heads; Monte Judeu, Algarve, Portugal; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer
Upper surface of leaf; Monte Judeu, Algarve, Portugal; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Monte Judeu, Algarve, Portugal; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1371 Date of entry: 08.08.2010 Last update: 11.01.2020
German: Algarve-Artischocke
Portuguese: Alcachofra do Algarve
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Cynara (5)
Epithet: algarbiensis Coss. ex Nyman (1)
algarbiensis => from Algarve region, southern Portugal
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet
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