Flower head; Praia da Rocha, Algarve, Portugal; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower head (white flower form); Parque Florestal de Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower head; Baiona, Alentejo, Portugal; 8/2005 © Jörn Germer
Flower head, side view (white flower form); Parque Florestal de Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower head and bud (white flower form); Parque Florestal de Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Infructescence; Praia da Rocha, Algarve, Portugal; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer
Stem section and foliage; Praia da Rocha, Algarve, Portugal; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Cape Espichel, Sesimbra, Portugal; 6/2016 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Praia da Rocha, Algarve, Portugal; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Ladoeiro, Castelo Branco, Portugal; 6/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 727 Date of entry: 19.02.2008 Last update: 20.08.2024
German: Niedrige Artischocke
Portuguese: Alcachofra-brava
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Cynara (5)
Epithet: humilis Sibth. & Sm. (2)
Synonyms: Bourgaea humilis (L.) Coss., Cynara humilis Brot.
humilis => of low growth
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple
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