Cynara integrifolia

Vahl.

Spanish cardoon

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Cynara integrifolia

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Meise Botanic Garden

What to Eat

Edible parts: Stems

The stems are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Europe, Spain,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

How to Identify

A Mediterranean herb in the daisy family with edible stems.

References (1)

Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 262

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