Artichoke
Type of vegetable that is a species of thistle cultivated for culinary use / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus /ˈsɪnərə kɑːrˈdʌnkjʊləs ˈskɒlɪməs/[1][2][3]),[4] also known by the names French artichoke and green artichoke in the U.S.,[5] is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food.
| Artichoke | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cynara |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | C. c. var. scolymus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | |
The edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom. The budding artichoke flower-head is a cluster of many budding small flowers (an inflorescence), together with many bracts, on an edible base. Once the buds bloom, the structure changes to a coarse, barely edible form. Another variety of the same species is the cardoon, a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region. Both wild forms and cultivated varieties (cultivars) exist.