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Lesser Artichoke

Cynara humilis

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 Portugal.January 27, February 75, March 102, April 255, May 629, June 391, July 68, August 26, September 12, October 16, November 26, December 25.
Portugal1,652
Spain627
Andalucía434
LISBOA434
FARO422
COIMBRA146
Extremadura142
SETÚBAL138
BEJA135
LEIRIA124

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

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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