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artichoke
The globe artichoke (cynara cardunculus var. scolymus), also known by the names french artichoke and green artichoke in the u.s., is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as a food. the edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom. the budding artichoke flower-head is a cluster of many budding small flowers (an inflorescence), together with many bracts, on an edible base. once the buds bloom, the structure changes to a coarse, barely edible form. another variety of the same species is the cardoon, a perennial plant native to the mediterranean region. both wild forms and cultivated varieties (cultivars) exist.
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