Cardoon
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The cardoon, Cynara cardunculus (/ˈsɪnərə kɑːrˈdʌnkjʊləs/),[2][3] also called the artichoke thistle, is a thistle in the family Asteraceae. It is a naturally occurring species that also has many cultivated forms, including the globe artichoke. It is native to the western and central Mediterranean region, where it was domesticated in ancient times and still occurs as a wild plant.
Species of flowering plant
| Cardoon | |
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| Plants in bloom, Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Natural Park, Portugal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cynara |
| Species: | C. cardunculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynara cardunculus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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