Cardoon

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Cardoon
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Plants in bloom, Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Natural Park, Portugal
Scientific classification
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C. cardunculus
Binomial name
Cynara cardunculus
Synonyms[1]
  • Carduus cardunculus (L.) Baill.
  • Carduus cynara E.H.L.Krause
  • Carduus scolymus Baill.
  • Cnicus communis Lam.
  • Cynara communis Lam.
  • Cynara corsica Viv.
  • Cynara esculenta Salisb.
  • Cynara ferox Ten. ex Steud.
  • Cynara horrida Aiton
  • Cynara hortensis Mill.
  • Cynara spinosissima J.Presl & C.Presl
  • Cynara sylvestris Lam.

Cardoon is a close relative of artichoke which also has edible flower receptacles, but is mostly grown for its bitter but tender leaf ribs.

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Acknowledgements

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