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Artichoke (by russell.tomlin)
An artichoke is a thistle, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus. It is an aster, meaning it is a member of the Asteraceae family. The part of it you eat is the involucre, which is the circle of green points below a flower’s petals. Only young blooms are edible.
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(Source: brilliantbotany, via dendroica)
Paul Karslake
2004
