This was planted by a brewpub in Portland, Oregon. I can't find much by way of definitive pictures on the web, so hopefully someone here can help! Is it Cynara scolymus or Cynara cardunculus (or some other species)???
There are some really excellent pics on www. 1. Cynara cardunculus http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=&enlarge=0175+3301+2283+0047 http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0504-1.html http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-taxon=Cynara+cardunculus 2. Cynara scolymus http://starrenvironmental.com/images/search/?q=cynara+scolymus&o=plants http://starrenvironmental.com/images/image/?q=090519-8070&o=plants
I guess I should've said definitive pictures with regard to comparison with MY pictures... I'm still leaning towards C. cardunculus. I read somewhere in all of my searching that there are cultivated varieties that do NOT have the long spines on the leaves. The "choke" of C. scolymus always seems to have fatter "scales"... (Sorry about my lack of proper botanical terms...)
