Cynara humilis

Cynara humilis, called wild thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the artichoke and cardoon genus Cynara native to the Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Portugal, and Spain.^[2] It is used locally as a coagulant in artisanal sheep and goat cheesemaking.^[3]

Cynara humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cynara
Species:	C. humilis
Binomial name
Cynara humilis L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Bourgaea humilis Coss.