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