{"url":"https://treescape.app/api/species/cynara-scolymus/?format=json","slug":"cynara-scolymus","latin_name":"Cynara scolymus","description":"The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus ), also known by the names French artichoke and green artichoke in the U.S., is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food.\nThe edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom. The budding artichoke flower-head is a cluster of many budding small flowers (an inflorescence), together with many bracts, on an edible base. Once the buds bloom, the structure changes to a coarse, barely edible form. Another variety of the same species is the cardoon, a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region. Both wild forms and cultivated varieties (cultivars) exist.","gbif_id":3112361,"image_thumbnail":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/thumbnails/cynara-scolymus_thumbnail_UQtuVjr.jpg","image_large":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/large/cynara-scolymus_thumbnail_pIakLD3.jpg","properties":{"height_maximum":"2.00","height_confidence":"0.9","height_source":"https://treescape.app/api/sources/540/?format=json","width_minimum":null,"width_typical":null,"width_maximum":null,"width_confidence":null,"width_source":null,"soil_acidity_minimum":null,"soil_acidity_typical":null,"soil_acidity_maximum":null,"soil_acidity_confidence":null,"soil_acidity_source":null,"climate_zones":[],"growth_habits":["https://treescape.app/api/growthhabits/herb/?format=json"],"human_uses":[],"ecological_roles":[],"soil_preferences":[],"propagation_methods":[]}}