Cynara cardunculus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q7186137
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Summary

Cynara cardunculus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,037 views/month, #1,254 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Cynara[5]
  • Taxon name: Cynara cardunculus[6]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[7]
  • Has use: vegetable[8]
  • Commons category: Cynara cardunculus[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cynara cardunculus[10]
  • Commons gallery: Cynara cardunculus[11]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 78(1)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12839[15]
  • This taxon is source of: artichoke leaf[16], artichoke oil[17]
  • Short name: C. cardunculus[18]
  • Taxon common name: marchysgallen y gerddi[19], cardoon[20], Kardoen[21], 刺苞菜蓟[22], 菜蓟[23], kardij[24]
  • Different from: Cardo[25]
  • Flower color: purple[26]
  • Has fruit type: achene[27]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[28]
  • Taxon author citation: L.[29]
  • Sequenced genome URL: https://plants.ensembl.org/Cynara_cardunculus[30]

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Identifiers

Cynara cardunculus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57563[31]. Cynara cardunculus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4265[32]. Cynara cardunculus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 467498[33]. Cynara cardunculus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3112364[34]. Cynara cardunculus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 37221[35].

Why It Matters

Cynara cardunculus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did Cynara cardunculus receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nomenclatural type of → Cynara
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Nomenclatural type of: Cynara"
  2. 28d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → cynara-cardunculus
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Nzpcn id, update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  3. 7w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 94323, 442578
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Apni id: 442578, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269298|batch #269298]]"
  4. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Haematococcus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q293287, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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