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	Cynara cardunculus  L.  var. scolymus  L.

Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.

Genus:  Cynara  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Cynara:		Greek plant name
	cardunculus:		similar to Carduus
	scolymus:		Greek plant name for a thistle, skolos = thorn

Fig. 1:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon GR Corinth 28.6.2011 (Photo: Gisela Nikolopoulou)

Fig. 2:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon GR Corinth 28.6.2011 (Photo: Gisela Nikolopoulou)

Fig. 3:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon GR Corinth 16.4.2012 (Photo: Gisela Nikolopoulou)

Fig. 4:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon GR Corinth 27.10.2011 (Photo: Gisela Nikolopoulou)

Fig. 5:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon Chios, Kampos 29.3.2016

Fig. 6:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon Chios, Kampos 29.3.2016

Fig. 7:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon Chios, Viki 31.3.2016

Fig. 8:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon D Botan. Gar. Universit. Ulm 26.5.2025

Fig. 9:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon D Botan. Gar. Universit. Ulm 26.5.2025

Fig. 10:  Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus / Globe Artichoke, Cardoon D Botan. Gar. Universit. Ulm 26.5.2025

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