Cynara humilis

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]

Cynara humilis
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]

Bourgaea humilis Coss.

References

  1. Sp. Pl.: 828 (1753)
  2. "Cynara humilis L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. 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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