Cynara humilis

Cynara humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cynara
Species:	C. humilis
Binomial name
	Cynara humilis; L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
	Bourgaea humilis Coss.

Cynara humilis, called wild thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the artichoke and cardoon genus Cynara native to the Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Portugal, and Spain.[2] It is used locally as a coagulant in artisanal sheep and goat cheesemaking.[3]

References

Sp. Pl.: 828 (1753)
"Cynara humilis L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
Roseiro, Luisa Bivar; Barbosa, Manuela; Ames, Jennifer M.; Wilbey, R Andrew (2003). "Cheesemaking with vegetable coagulants-the use of Cynara L. for the production of ovine milk cheeses". International Journal of Dairy Technology. 56 (2): 76–85. doi:10.1046/j.1471-0307.2003.00080.x.

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[1] Sp. Pl.: 828 (1753)

[200890-1-2] "Cynara humilis L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[3] Roseiro, Luisa Bivar; Barbosa, Manuela; Ames, Jennifer M.; Wilbey, R Andrew (2003). "Cheesemaking with vegetable coagulants-the use of Cynara L. for the production of ovine milk cheeses". International Journal of Dairy Technology. 56 (2): 76–85. doi:10.1046/j.1471-0307.2003.00080.x.