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cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Cynara cardunculus
cardoon Aster Family
Cynara cardunculus Asteraceae
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common names
  cardoon
  artichoke thistle
accepted scientific name
  •Cynara cardunculus L.
rules for finding collection records
  Cynara cardunculus (1969)
family name
  • Asteraceae
Image Author: ©2004 Anthony Valois and the National Park Service
Image License: public domain
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 1.2 to 2 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed All Year

Plant Showiness (72%)
base map where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Riparian
Grassland
Brush
Native Plant Status
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native Not Native
native Not Present

Invasive in some regions.