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Cynara cardunculus  L.  var. sylvestris  LAM.

Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.

Genus:  Cynara  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	LAM.:		Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744 - 1829), French naturalist

Etymology:
	Cynara:		Greek plant name
	cardunculus:		similar to Carduus
	sylvestris:		growing in wood

Fig. 1:  Cynara cardunculus var. sylvestris / Cardoon GR Corinth 16.4.2012 (Photo: Gisela Nikolopoulou)

Fig. 2:  Cynara cardunculus var. sylvestris / Cardoon I Monti Sibillini 8.6.2007

Fig. 3:  Cynara cardunculus var. sylvestris / Cardoon I Monti Sibillini 8.6.2007

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