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Globe Artichoke - Cynara scolymus

The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is a perennial thistle of the genus Cynara originating in Southern Europe around the Mediterranean. It grows to 1.4–2 metres (4.6–6.6 ft) tall, with arching, deeply lobed, silvery, glaucous-green leaves 50–82 centimetres (20–32 in) long. The flowers develop in a large head from an edible bud about 8–15 centimetres (3.1–5.9 in) diameter with numerous triangular scales; the individual florets are purple. The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) 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.

Approvals

Animal	Part(s)	Comment
Birds	All
Canid	All
Equid	All
Felid	All
Herp-Invert	All
Hoofstock	All
Insectivore	All
Marsupials	All
Pachyderm	All
Phocid	All
Porcine	All
Primate	All
Rodentia	All
Small Mammal	All
Ursid	All

Locations

Location	Comments
Not On Grounds

images

Vegetable

Raw Data

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               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Marsupials', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Primate', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Insectivore', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Phocid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Pachyderm', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Rodentia', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Hoofstock', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Small Mammal', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Equid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Ursid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Herp-Invert', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Felid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Canid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Birds', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Cynara scolymus',
 'Comments': '            The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. '
             'scolymus) is a perennial thistle of the genus Cynara originating '
             'in Southern Europe around the Mediterranean. It grows to 1.4–2 '
             'metres (4.6–6.6 ft) tall, with arching, deeply lobed, silvery, '
             'glaucous-green leaves 50–82 centimetres (20–32 in) long. The '
             'flowers develop in a large head from an edible bud about 8–15 '
             'centimetres (3.1–5.9 in) diameter with numerous triangular '
             'scales; the individual florets are purple.  The globe artichoke '
             '(Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) 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. \r\n'
             '        ',
 'CommonName': 'Globe Artichoke',
 'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Vegetable',
             'ImageURL': 'Images/wne11ypl.5sq.jpg\r'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': '', 'LocationName': 'Not On Grounds'}],
 'PlantID': '8'}