Cynara cardunculus

Translingual thumb|Cynara cardunculus Proper noun Cynara cardunculus la f 1 species family Asteraceae cardoon Usage notes Until recently, artichokes were considered a separate species, Cynara scolymus species, and this name was reserved for cardoons. But genetic research has shown that artichokes are just a kind of cardoon. In older references, Cynara cardunculus usually refers to cardoons: the wild plant and those varieties grown for their edible leaf stalks. Synonyms species wild artichoke, globe artichoke, artichoke thistle, ground thistle, prickly artichoke Hypernyms species Asterales order - order; Asteraceae family - family; Carduoideae subfamily - subfamily; Cardueae tribe - tribe; Carduinae tribe - subtribe; Cynara genus - genus Hyponyms species Cynara cardunculus Cardoon Group cultivar group Cynara cardunculus Cardoon Group, syn. Cynara cardunculus var. altilis variety (cardoon, selected for edible leaf stems), Cynara cardunculus Scolymus Group cultivar group Cynara cardunculus Scolymus Group, syns. Cynara scolymus species, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus variety (artichoke) References 1 1 1 4265 467498 37221 CYCA taxonomydetail 12839 2723017 Cynara+cardunculus mul Thistles