Cynara cardunculus

Translingual

Cynara cardunculus

Proper noun

Cynara cardunculus f

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – the cardoon.

Usage notes

Until recently, artichokes were considered a separate species, Cynara scolymus, 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): Asteraceae - family; Carduoideae - subfamily; Cardueae - tribe; Carduinae - subtribe; Cynara - genus

Hyponyms

(species): Cynara cardunculus Cardoon Group, syn. Cynara cardunculus var. altilis (cardoon, selected for edible leaf stems), Cynara cardunculus Scolymus Group, syns. Cynara scolymus, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus (artichoke)

References

Cynara cardunculus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cynara cardunculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cynara cardunculus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cynara cardunculus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Cynara cardunculus at Encyclopedia of Life
Cynara cardunculus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Cynara cardunculus at USDA Plants database
Cynara cardunculus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Cynara cardunculus at Tropicos
Cynara+cardunculus at The Plant List

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