| Cynara humilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Cynara |
| Species: | C. humilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynara humilis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bourgaea humilis Coss. | |
Cynara humilis, called wild thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the artichoke and cardoon genus Cynara native to the Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Portugal, and Spain.[2] It is used locally as a coagulant in artisanal sheep and goat cheesemaking.[3]
References
- ↑ Sp. Pl.: 828 (1753)
- 1 2 "Cynara humilis L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ Roseiro, Luisa Bivar; Barbosa, Manuela; Ames, Jennifer M.; Wilbey, R Andrew (2003). "Cheesemaking with vegetable coagulants-the use of Cynara L. for the production of ovine milk cheeses". International Journal of Dairy Technology. 56 (2): 76–85. doi:10.1046/j.1471-0307.2003.00080.x.
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