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Artichoke

Cynara cardunculus

Photo by Allen Hoof
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Plant ~ 1 m tall with light green lobate leaves and flowers with thick pea-green petals with burgundy highlights.

Habitat:

Pacific Northwest suburban area.

Notes:

Spotted growing in an unpaved strip between a street and sidewalk.

Species ID Suggestions

Artichoke

Cynara cardunculus

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Machi
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Comments (1)
Allen Hoof
Machi: Thanks for the ID. I could find very few artichoke images online that were exactly like those in this spotting, but I found enough similarities to convince me that you got it right. I believe I probably imaged this individual just before its purple flowers emerged from the seed head.
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PublishedJune 15, 2016

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