name: Cardoon

flavor_db_name_variants: cardoon

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Cardoon

id: 319

name_scientific: Cynara cardunculus

description: The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus), also called the artichoke thistle, cardone, cardoni, carduni or cardi, is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae. It is the naturally occurring form of the same species as the globe artichoke, and has many cultivated varieties. It is native to the western and central Mediterranean region, where it was domesticated in ancient times.

itis_id: 37221

wikipedia_id: Cardoon

picture_file_name: 323.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 148506

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:41:42.000Z

legacy_id: 350

food_group: Vegetables

food_subgroup: Shoot vegetables

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:35.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:23.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 4265

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00319