Common name
English: Globe Artichoke
German: Gemüse-Artischocke
Portuguese: Alcachofra
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Asterales (237)
Family: Asteraceae (221)(family description)
Genus: Cynara (5)
Epithet: cardunculus L. (2)
Subspecies: flavescens Wiklund
Synonyms: Cynara cardunculus DC., Cynara scolymus L., Cynara sylvestris Bubani
cardunculus => diminutive of Carduus (thistle)
flavescens => yellowish
scolymus => from the Greek for artichoke
sylvestris => wild not cultivated, growing in woods and forests
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet
External links
Check for Cynara cardunculus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1492] Cynara scolymus - Plants For A Future
