Flower bud of Artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 15, 2010
Pointed, leathery green bracts fold around a purple-blue immature flower head of Artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus), in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 14, 2009
Emerging flower from a large head of globe artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 11, 2009
Artichoke flower (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 31, 2008
Artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) flowers in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2009
Large flower of globe artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 11, 2009
Fleshy center of the artichoke (Cynara cardunculus) on which the flower and bracts are borne, in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 14, 2009
Large flower head of Artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus), in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 14, 2009
Top view of a big artichoke flower (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 22, 2009
Triangular scales of a bud of artichoke flower (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2008
Rosette of leaves of artichoke (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 7, 2009
Side view of artichoke flower (Cynara cardunculus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 22, 2009
Artichoke seed head (Cynara cardunculus) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, July 27, 2013
Artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, May 16, 2020
Dry seed heads of artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus) in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 7, 2022
