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Syrian Wild Artichoke

Cynara syriaca

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Israel.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 4, May 10, June 31, July 13, August 0, September 0, October 0, November 3, December 1.
Israel65
Northern District20
Central District17
Tel Aviv10
Jerusalem District9
Haifa8
Southern District1
Turkey1
Diyarbakır1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Crop wild relativeListed as a crop wild relative or crop gene source by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusCynara

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Syrian Wild Artichoke with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.