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Cynara

Artichokes

Seedheads of Artichoke Thistle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Cynara
Species
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Cynara is a genus in the Family Asteraceae of about 10 species of thistle-like perennials originally from the Mediterranean, northwestern Africa, and the Canary Islands.

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