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Cynara is a genus of about 10 species of thistle-like perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, originally from the Mediterranean region, northwestern Africa, and the Canary Islands. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Asterales are an order of Dicotyledonous Flowering plants which include the composite family Asteraceae ( Sunflowers daisies The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of Flowering Carduoideae is the Thistle Subfamily of the Asteraceae, or sunflower family of flowering plants. The Cynareae are a tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. The cardoon ( Cynara cardunculus) also called the artichoke thistle, cardone, cardoni, carduni or cardi, is a Thistle The Globe Artichoke ( Cynara cardunculus) Globe Artichokes are known to have been cultivated at Naples around the middle of the 9th century and A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than The family Asteraceae or Compositae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of Flowering The Mediterranean Basin refers to the lands around and surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. The Canary Islands ( English pronunciation kəˈnæriː ˈaɪləndz Spanish: Islas Canarias, ˈizlas kaˈnarjas are a Spanish
Cynara species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades and Double-striped Pug. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. The Angle Shades ( Phlogophora meticulosa) is a Moth of the family Noctuidae. The Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata is a Moth of the family Geometridae.
Among the species in this genus are:
- Cynara cardunculus is the Cardoon or Artichoke thistle or Wild artichoke, in some places used as a food. The cardoon ( Cynara cardunculus) also called the artichoke thistle, cardone, cardoni, carduni or cardi, is a Thistle It is a common source of a coagulant used as an alternative to rennet in the manufacture of cheese, with the advantage that the cheese is then fully suitable for vegetarians; many southern European cheeses are traditionally made in this way. Rennet (ˈrɛnɪt is a natural complex of enzymes produced in any Mammalian Stomach to digest the mother's milk and often used in the production of Cheese Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea The edible Globe Artichoke may be an ancient cultigen of this plant. As an introduced species in California and Australia, it is a major pest. An introduced species (also known as naturalized species or exotic species) is an Organism that is not indigenous to a given location but California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
- Cynara humilis, a wild thistle of southern Europe and north Africa, traditionally used as a food by the Berbers. Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. Like C. cardunculus, it can also be used in cheese-making.
- Cynara scolymus is the edible Globe Artichoke. The Globe Artichoke ( Cynara cardunculus) Globe Artichokes are known to have been cultivated at Naples around the middle of the 9th century and It differs from C. cardunculus in that the leaf lobes and inner bracts of involucre are less spiny.
References
- Mabberley, D. J. 1987. The Plant Book. A portable dictionary of the higher plants. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 706 p. ISBN 0-521-34060-8.
- Robbins, W. W. , M. K. Bellue, and W. S. Ball. 1970. Weeds of California. State of California, Dept. of Agriculture. 547 p.
- Cynara. Flora of North America.
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