Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles

Cynara cardunculus L. globe artichoke (Asteraceae / Compositae)	Spread	Bias within British Isles	Direction of bias
	Local	Strong tendency	SE
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Cynara cardunculus is grown in gardens and allotments for food, either the petioles (in var. cardunculus) or the young phyllaries and receptacle (in var. scolymus).

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-25

globe artichoke / Cynara cardunculus: _Cynara cardunculus_ is grown in gardens and allotments for food, either the petioles (in var. _cardunculus_) or the young phyllaries and receptacle (in var. _scolymus_).

In Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus, the phyllaries are simple and rounded; in var. cardunculus, they bear a long spine.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

globe artichoke / Cynara cardunculus: In _Cynara cardunculus_ var. _scolymus_, the phyllaries are simple and rounded; in var. cardunculus_, they bear a long spine.

Detail of stem and leaf-bases

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-25

L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne

Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles

Cynara cardunculus L.

globe artichoke (Asteraceae / Compositae)