Cynara humilis L. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Cynara humilis L.
Cynara humilis, the wild thistle, is a flowering plant in the genus Cynara, used locally as a coagulant in artisanal cheesemaking.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Cynara humilis, commonly called wild thistle, is a flowering plant species that belongs to Cynara, the genus that includes artichokes and cardoons. It is native to Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. Locally, this species is used as a coagulant in artisanal sheep and goat cheesemaking.
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Carphephorus pseudoliatris Cass.
Eupatorium semiserratum DC.
Guardiola platyphylla A.Gray
Canadanthus modestus (Lindl.) G.L.Nesom
Erigeron filifolius (Hook.) Nutt.
Curio corymbifer (DC.) Eggli
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