Cynara cardunculus

Translingual

Cynara cardunculus

Proper noun

Cynara cardunculus f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – 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): Asterales - order; 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 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