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Cynara cardunculus - Flower head - Click to enlarge!

Flower head; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Cynara cardunculus - Inflorescence, post-anthesis - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence, post-anthesis; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Cynara cardunculus - Branch with flower heads - Click to enlarge!

Branch with flower heads; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Cynara cardunculus - Upper surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper surface of leaf; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Cynara cardunculus - Leaf, side view - Click to enlarge!

Leaf, side view; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Cynara cardunculus - Stem section - Click to enlarge!

Stem section; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Cynara cardunculus - Basal rosette - Click to enlarge!

Basal rosette; Parque Florestal de Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal; 12/2010 © Jörn Germer

Cynara cardunculus - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Parque Florestal de Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal; 12/2010 © Jörn Germer

Cynara cardunculus - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 1264
Date of entry: 16.04.2010
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Cardoon

German: Artischocke

Portuguese: Cardo-do-coalho

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Asterales (229)

        Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)

          Genus: Cynara (5)

            Epithet: cardunculus L. (2)

cardunculus => diminutive of Carduus (thistle)

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: purple

External links

Check for Cynara cardunculus at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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