Artichoke
cynara scolymus L.
Asteraceae



artichoke leaves

AKA
artichoke
globe artichoke
French artichoke

HABITAT
Mediterranean, Canary Islands, and S. America.
Cultivated worldwide.

DESCRIPTION
Perennial plant which is cultivated
elsewhere as a food plant.
Tuberou root produces a stem from
3-5 feet high, with alternate thistle-like
leaves that are grayish-green above and
a wooly white underneath.
Blue flowers are enveloped in the familiar
globular head of purplish-green spiny scales
which teminate the main branches.
Artichokes destined for the dinner table are
flower heads that were picked before maturity.
Flowering time varies from spring to mid-summer
depending on the warmth of the climate.


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