Artichoke Thistle
Artichoke Thistle
Cynara cardunculus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Mediterranean scrub
Range
Mediterranean Basin
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

Artichoke Thistle is a tall, prickly plant that grows in the Mediterranean. It can be found in fields, roadsides, and cultivated gardens.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Cynara
Species
Cynara cardunculus