Editing Cardoon (section)

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{redirect|Cardoni|the surname|Cardoni (surname)}}
{{Speciesbox
|name = Cardoon
|image = Costa Vicentina 4.jpg
|image_caption = Plants in bloom, [[Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Natural Park]], Portugal
|taxon = Cynara cardunculus
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|synonyms =
    {{Plainlist | style = margin-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em; |
*''Carduus cardunculus'' <small>(L.) Baill.</small>
*''Carduus cynara'' <small>E.H.L.Krause</small>
*''Carduus scolymus'' <small>Baill.</small>
*''Cnicus communis'' <small>Lam.</small>
*''Cynara communis'' <small>Lam.</small>
*''Cynara corsica'' <small>Viv.</small>
*''Cynara esculenta'' <small>Salisb.</small>
*''Cynara ferox'' <small>Ten. ex Steud.</small>
*''Cynara horrida'' <small>Aiton</small>
*''Cynara hortensis'' <small>Mill.</small>
*''Cynara spinosissima'' <small>J.Presl & C.Presl</small>
*''Cynara sylvestris'' <small>Lam.</small>
    }}
|synonyms_ref = <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=cynara+cardunculus
|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species
|access-date=9 July 2014}}</ref>
}}

The '''cardoon''' ('''''Cynara cardunculus''''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|n|ər|ə|_|k|ɑːr|ˈ|d|ʌ|n|k|j|ʊ|l|ə|s}}),<ref>{{cite Merriam-Webster|Cynara}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/go/1155/ |title=Botanary: cardunculus |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Dave's Garden |publisher= |access-date=December 19, 2022 |quote=}}</ref> also called the '''artichoke thistle''', is a [[thistle]] in the family [[Asteraceae]]. It is a naturally occurring species that also has many [[cultivar|cultivated forms]], including the [[artichoke|globe artichoke]]. It is [[native plant|native]] to the [[Mediterranean]] region,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Smithsonian |last2=Smith |first2=K. Annabelle |title=What the Heck Do I Do With a Cardoon? |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/what-heck-do-i-do-cardoon-180950301/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref> where it was domesticated in ancient times and still occurs as a wild plant.