Common name
English: Globe Artichoke
German: Gemüse-Artischocke
Portuguese: Alcachofra
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Cynara (5)
Epithet: cardunculus L. (2)
Subspecies: flavescens Wiklund
Synonym: Cynara scolymus L.
cardunculus => diminutive of Carduus (thistle)
flavescens => yellowish
scolymus => from the Greek for artichoke
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