Cynara syriaca Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cynara

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 50-250 cm tall. The leaves are alternate or in rings. They have teeth and are spiny. The flowers are violet and have spiny bracts.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 2.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
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Usage

Uses gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Leaf

Cynara syriaca leaf picture by Contented88 (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cynara syriaca flower picture by Contented88 (cc-by-sa)
Cynara syriaca flower picture by Contented88 (cc-by-sa)
Cynara syriaca flower picture by Contented88 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cynara syriaca world distribution map, present in Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:200907-1
WFO ID wfo-0000063227
COL ID 339BM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cynara syriaca