2774 x 2522 px | 23,5 x 21,4 cm | 9,2 x 8,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
21. Mai 2018
Ort:
243 Iffley Rd, Oxford, England, UK, OX4 1SJ
Weitere Informationen:
The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus), also known as French artichoke and green artichoke in the USA, 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.