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Cynara cardunculus Scolymus (CcrdV1.1) ▼

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About Cynara cardunculus

The artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus), also known by the other names: French artichoke, globe artichoke, and green artichoke in the United States, is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food. It belongs to the Compositae (a.k.a. Asteraceae), one of the most successful Angiosperm families. Cynara cardunculus is a diploid species (2n=2x=34) with a medium-sized genome.

Taxonomy ID 59895

Data source Compositae Genome Project

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Genome assembly: CcrdV1.1

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