globe artichoke
Sign in to saveThe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food.
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The globe artichoke is a type of thistle plant that has been cultivated as a food crop. It matters because it serves as a significant food source in cuisines around the world.
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- Ecology
- Cultivation
- Early history
- Agricultural output
- Cultivars
- Traditional (vegetative propagation)
- Propagated by seeds
- Uses
- Nutrition
- Culinary
- Herbal tea
- Apéritif
- Genome
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The artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food.
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.