Cynara cardunculus
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Cynara
- Species
- Cynara cardunculus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cynara cardunculus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carduus cardunculusName author: (L.) Baill.
- Carduus cynaraName author: E.H.L.Krause
- Carduus scolymusName author: (L.) Baill.
- Cnicus communisName author: Lam.
- Cynara cardunculus subsp. cardunculusName author: Not supplied
- Cynara cardunculus var. altilisName author: DC.
- Cynara cardunculus var. cardunculusName author: Not supplied
- Cynara cardunculus var. elataName author: Cavara
- Cynara cardunculus var. ferocissimaName author: Lowe
- Cynara cardunculus var. inermisName author: DC.
- Cynara cardunculus var. sylvestrisName author: (Lam.) Fiori
- Cynara corsicaName author: Viv.
- Cynara feroxName author: Ten. ex Steud.
- Cynara horridaName author: Aiton
- Cynara hortensisName author: Mill.
- Cynara sylvestrisName author: Lam.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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