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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Cardoon
| image = Cynaracardunculus.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Cardoon in flower
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asterales]]
| familia = [[Asteraceae]]
| genus = ''[[Cynara]]''
| species = '''''C. cardunculus'''''
| binomial = ''Cynara cardunculus''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
{{nutritionalvalue | name=Cardoon, raw | kJ=71 | protein=0.7 g | fat=0.1 g | carbs=4.07 g | fiber=1.6 g | iron_mg=0.7 | calcium_mg=70 | magnesium_mg=42 | phosphorus_mg=23 | potassium_mg=400 | zinc_mg=0.17 | vitC_mg=2 | pantothenic_mg=0.338 | vitB6_mg=0.116 | folate_ug=68 | thiamin_mg=0.02 | riboflavin_mg=0.03 | niacin_mg=0.3 | | source_usda=1 |right= 1}}
The '''cardoon''' (''Cynara cardunculus''), also called the '''artichoke thistle''', '''cardone''', '''cardoni''' or '''cardi''', is a member of the [[thistle]] family related to the [[Globe artichoke]]. While the flower buds can be eaten much as the artichoke, more often the stems are eaten after being [[blanching|blanched]] by being wrapped or buried in earth. Battered and fried, the stems are also traditionally served at [[Solemnity of Saint Joseph|St. Joseph's altars]] in [[New Orleans]].
Cardoon stalks can be covered with small, nearly invisible spines that can cause substantial pain if they become lodged in the skin. Several "spineless" cultivars have been developed to overcome this but care in handling is recommended for all types.
<gallery>
Image:Costa Vicentina 4.jpg|Cardoon in its natural habitat
Image:Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) seed.jpg|A cardoon seed
Image:Cynara cardunculus0.jpg|A cardoon flower head
Image:Cynara cardunculus11.jpg|Cardoon foliage
</gallery>
Cardoon requires a long, cool growing season (ca. 5 months) but it is frost-sensitive. It also typically requires substantial growing space per plant and hence is not much grown save where it is a regional favorite.
The cardoon is highly invasive and is able to adapt to dry climates. It has become a major weed in the [[pampas]] of [[Argentina]] and [[California]]; it is also considered a weed in [[Australia]].
Cardoon has attracted recent attention as a possible source of [[biodiesel]]. The oil, extracted from the seeds of the cardoon, and called [[artichoke oil]], is similar to [[safflower oil|safflower]] and [[sunflower oil]] in composition and use.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Plant Oils Used for Bio-diesel
| url=http://www.bdpedia.com/biodiesel/plant_oils/plant_oils.html
| publisher=[http://www.bdpedia.com/ BDPedia.com], the Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia
| accessdate=2006-11-18
}}</ref>
==References==
<references/>
==External links==
* {{cite web
| title=Cardoon - General information
| url=http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod01/01600689.html
| accessdate=2006-11-18
| date=[[August 3]] [[1999]]
| publisher=Michigan State University Extension
}}
* {{cite web
| work=A modern herbal
| url=http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/artic068.html
| author=Mrs. M. Grieve
| date=[[1931]]
| title=Artichoke, Cardoon
| publisher=Botanical.com
| accessdate=2006-11-18
}}
* {{cite web
| url=http://www.wegmans.com/kitchen/ingredients/produce/vegetables/cardoon.asp
| publisher=Wegman's
| accessdate=2006-11-18
| title=Cardoon
}}
* {{cite web
| url=http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/artichokes-msg.text
| title=Period artichokes. Recipes. Cardoons.
| author=Mark S. Harris
| accessdate=2006-11-18
| date=[[January 15]] [[2005]]
}} A collection of recipes from various computer networks.
* {{cite web
| title=Cardoon photo
| url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/brewbooks/223631421/
| publisher=Flickr
| accessdate=2006-11-18
}}
* {{cite news
| url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6221013&ft=1&f=2
| title=Take a Fresh Look at a Clever Little Vegetable
| author=Jacki Lyden
| publisher=NPR
| accessdate=2006-11-18
| date=[[October 8]] [[2006]]
}}
{{Commons|Cynara cardunculus}}
[[Category:Asteraceae]]
[[Category:Stem vegetables]]
[[Category:Inflorescence vegetables]]
{{vegetable-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = Cardoon
| image = Cynaracardunculus.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Cardoon in flower
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asterales]]
| familia = [[Asteraceae]]
| genus = ''[[Cynara]]''
| species = '''''C. cardunculus'''''
| binomial = ''Cynara cardunculus''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
{{nutritionalvalue | name=Cardoon, raw | kJ=71 | protein=0.7 g | fat=0.1 g | carbs=4.07 g | fiber=1.6 g | iron_mg=0.7 | calcium_mg=70 | magnesium_mg=42 | phosphorus_mg=23 | potassium_mg=400 | zinc_mg=0.17 | vitC_mg=2 | pantothenic_mg=0.338 | vitB6_mg=0.116 | folate_ug=68 | thiamin_mg=0.02 | riboflavin_mg=0.03 | niacin_mg=0.3 | | source_usda=1 |right= 1}}
The '''cardoon''' (''Cynara cardunculus''), also called the '''artichoke thistle''', '''cardone''', '''cardoni''' or '''cardi''', is a member of the [[thistle]] family related to the [[Globe artichoke]]. While the flower buds can be eaten much as the artichoke, more often the stems are eaten after being [[blanching|blanched]] by being wrapped or buried in earth. Battered and fried, the stems are also traditionally served at [[Solemnity of Saint Joseph|St. Joseph's altars]] in [[New Orleans]].
Cardoon stalks can be covered with small, nearly invisible spines that can cause substantial pain if they become lodged in the skin. Several "spineless" cultivars have been developed to overcome this but care in handling is recommended for all types.
<gallery>
Image:Costa Vicentina 4.jpg|Cardoon in its natural habitat
Image:Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) seed.jpg|A cardoon seed
Image:Cynara cardunculus0.jpg|A cardoon flower head
Image:Cynara cardunculus11.jpg|Cardoon foliage
</gallery>
Cardoon requires a long, cool growing season (ca. 5 months) but it is frost-sensitive. It also typically requires substantial growing space per plant and hence is not much grown save where it is a regional favorite.
The cardoon is highly invasive and is able to adapt to dry climates. It has become a major weed in the [[pampas]] of [[Argentina]] and [[California]]; it is also considered a weed in [[Australia]].
Cardoon has attracted recent attention as a possible source of [[biodiesel]]. The oil, extracted from the seeds of the cardoon, and called [[artichoke oil]], is similar to [[safflower oil|safflower]] and [[sunflower oil]] in composition and use.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Plant Oils Used for Bio-diesel
| url=http://www.bdpedia.com/biodiesel/plant_oils/plant_oils.html
| publisher=[http://www.bdpedia.com/ BDPedia.com], the Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia
| accessdate=2006-11-18
}}</ref>
==References==
<references/>
==External links==
* {{cite web
| title=Cardoon - General information
| url=http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod01/01600689.html
| accessdate=2006-11-18
| date=[[August 3]] [[1999]]
| publisher=Michigan State University Extension
}}
* {{cite web
| work=A modern herbal
| url=http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/artic068.html
| author=Mrs. M. Grieve
| date=[[1931]]
| title=Artichoke, Cardoon
| publisher=Botanical.com
| accessdate=2006-11-18
}}
* {{cite web
| url=http://www.wegmans.com/kitchen/ingredients/produce/vegetables/cardoon.asp
| publisher=Wegman's
| accessdate=2006-11-18
| title=Cardoon
}}
* {{cite web
| url=http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/artichokes-msg.text
| title=Period artichokes. Recipes. Cardoons.
| author=Mark S. Harris
| accessdate=2006-11-18
| date=[[January 15]] [[2005]]
}} A collection of recipes from various computer networks.
* {{cite web
| title=Cardoon photo
| url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/brewbooks/223631421/
| publisher=Flickr
| accessdate=2006-11-18
}}
* {{cite news
| url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6221013&ft=1&f=2
| title=Take a Fresh Look at a Clever Little Vegetable
| author=Jacki Lyden
| publisher=NPR
| accessdate=2006-11-18
| date=[[October 8]] [[2006]]
}}
{{Commons|Cynara cardunculus}}
[[Category:Asteraceae]]
[[Category:Stem vegetables]]
[[Category:Inflorescence vegetables]]
{{vegetable-stub}}
