The cardoon, a type of thistle, is closely related to this "globe" vegetable
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cardoon (Cynara) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  Cynara cardunculus [species] | C. cardunculus [abbreviation, species] ... a tall thistle-like southern European plant related to the globe artichoke, with leaves and roots that may be used as vegetables (21 of 67 words, pronunciation) ... A Mediterranean plant "(Cynara cardunculus") closely related to the artichoke, cultivated...
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Dandelion and Lotus - Wayne's Word  The thistle artichoke (also known as cardoon) is cultivated for its edible leaf stalks ... dry flower arrangements; C. Immature flower head of the edible globe artichoke ... The closely related species called endive or escarole (C. endiva) has edible ... Gobo root is reportedly the most "yang" vegetable in Zen macrobiotic teaching.
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Cardoon is a type of thistle | Features | globegazette.com  Jul 1, 2011 ... Closely related to the globe artichoke, a cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) is a type of thistle with spiny leaves that looks a little like the thistles that are ... as ornamentals, some people consider the stalks a delicious vegetable.
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Thistles - CloveGarden  This thistle, closely related to the Globe Artichoke, is native to the ... The large, fleshy leaf stems are widely used as a vegetable in...
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Cardoons  Cardoons are very closely related to Globe Artichokes as can be seen from their ... thistles when they are growing with the same type of leaves and flower head.
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How to Find and Prepare Nutritious, Edible Mallows | Dengarden  Apr 7, 2016 ... Facts, fun, and recipes, all about the common mallow plant. ... Mallows are one of the "conquistador" weeds here in the Americas! ... The flowers can also be seen. ... The flowers and the round seed pods are small and are often ... be used in recipes as a substitute for eggs (be aware, though, that it's green).
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Edible and Medicinal Plants - Travel Tips - Mongabay  ... value, like all nuts. Gather them in large quantities and shell them for further use as survival food. .... This plant is often confused with poison ivy during some seasons but these stems have thorns. .... This fruit bears a hard, green, kidney-shaped nut at its tip. ... Wild chestnuts in Asia belong to the related chestnut species.
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Fennel - Wikipedia  Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, ... Florence fennel or finocchio is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base that is used as a vegetable. Fennel is used as a food plant by the...
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7 Veggies with Different Names in Britain and America - BBC America  Oct 7, 2014 ... All members of the Cucurbita pepo family (better known as squash to you and ... The plant eventually found its way to Europe sometime around the end of the ... The word aubergine is once again borrowed from the French.
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A Guide To The Roots and Tubers You Didn't Know You Loved ...  Jan 6, 2016 ... As we enter winter, when root vegetables and tubers are sometimes ... upon seeing the American sweet potato, called it by the name of a plant they ... known as the Jerusalem artichoke, which is wrong for two main reasons: It's not ... those islands (like Miami and New York City) are also laden with the roots.
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Leafy Salad Vegetables: Lettuce, Celery, Gress, Endive, Escarole ...  The principal leafy salad vegetables covered in this ... cress, endive, escarole and chicory a few other leafy ... widely grown than heading types in home gardens ... fragile in texture, have thicker leaves and a smooth, .... endive; Curled or Curlywith loose, narrow, medium green fringed and curly leaves; and ... The broad-.
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Artichoke - Wikipedia  The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as a food. The edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom. ... Names for the artichoke in many European languages today come from medieval Arabic  Al Khurshuuf via...
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Russian Thistle Management Guidelines--UC IPM  UC home and landscape guidelines for control of Russian Thistle. ... as Salsola tragus is likely three or more morphologically similar species that differ ... The seed is spread when mature plants detach at the base and are blown along by the wind. ... It has been reported that prairie wildfires can spread rapidly when ignited...
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Nutria, Coypu | Eat The Weeds and other things, too  Nutria, or Coypu, are close to beaver size but have round tails ... In North America, particularly Louisiana where the rodent is a pest, it is called Nutria. ... They have been reported in at least 40 states and three Canadian provinces adjacent to ... While Nutria meat can be cooked a wide variety of ways it can be on the tough...
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Jeopary Questions page 2200 - ASTRONOMY - TriviaBistro.com  ASTRONOMY: Only planet to have seasons similar to Earth's  WORLD OF FOOD: Stem of a variety of lily, known in Old England as "sparrow grass".
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Plant - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  Arrowroot plant got its name from the Indians using it to draw poison from certain types of wounds ... Boston, Among the best known of this type of plant are the brake & Boston ... Rush family may superficially resemble grasses. ... Zoysia Used for lawns & golf courses, it's usually listed last alphabetically among grasses.
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A Visual Guide to Salad Greens | Epicurious.com | Epicurious.com  Not too long ago, some of these greens were deemed exotic or fancy, but they have ... Many of these salad greens are also easy to grow yourself; for seeds and ... peppery than bitter and is especially associated with Italian dishes like pesto. ... Characteristics: Pictured is watercress, the most popular type of cress sold in the...
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Vegetables | Whole Foods Market  Pumpkins. Radishes. Rhubarb. Summer Squash. Sweet Potatoes, Yams .... Broccoli and cauliflower both belong to the brassica (cabbage) family and are so ... tender baby carrot, though some types are bred specifically to have smaller roots. ... Originally used as a preservation technique by the Aztecs, smoking provides a...
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The Ardent Epicure: Food of the week - Parsley Root  As with most root vegetables, we have to look beyond their outer image ... Like it's leafy green counterpart, parsley (grown for its leaves), ... Similar to that of more mature unpeeled carrot. .... sounds healthy & interesting..waiting for the recipe..;)
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Flower Development: Origin of the cauliflower - ScienceDirect  Aug 26, 2004 ... A mutant gene that is responsible for generating cauliflower-like heads in the ... This is native to the coastal cliffs of the northern Mediterranean and western Europe, from ... plant Arabidopsis thaliana, a relative of the cole vegetables. ... (a) Wild-type flowering stem (right) and the cal mutant phenotype (left) of...
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Safflower - Wikipedia  Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant. It is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. ... Traditionally, the crop was grown for its seeds, and used for coloring and ... In coloring textiles, dried safflower flowers are used as a natural dye source for the...