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Cynara
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Cynara

Cynara is a genus of thistle-like perennial plants in the sunflower family. They are native to the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, northwestern Africa, and the Canary Islands. The genus name comes from the Greek kynara, which means "artichoke".

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Artichoke Thistle

speciesCynara cardunculus

Dwarf Artichoke

speciesCynara humilis

Cynara algarbiensis

speciesCynara algarbiensis

Cynara tournefortii

speciesCynara tournefortii

Syrian Wild Artichoke

speciesCynara syriaca

White Artichoke

speciesCynara cornigera

Cynara baetica

speciesCynara baetica

Cynara × pacensis

hybridCynara × pacensis

Cynara cyrenaica

speciesCynara cyrenaica

Cynara auranitica

speciesCynara auranitica

Cynara makrisii

speciesCynara makrisii

Cynara × gaditana

hybridCynara × gaditana

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Cynara in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.298

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57564.