EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: CYUCA
• Preferred name: Cynara cardunculus
• Authority: Linnaeus

Mediterranean, Macaronesia (Canary Islands).  This is the wild species from which the cultivated artichoke (C. scolymus, q.v.) is derived. It is cultivated for its leaf bases, cooked as a green vegetable  Introduced in other European countries, southeast Asia, North and South America. Some authors do not consider C. scolymus to be distinct from C. cardunculus. This is also reflected in the common names

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