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