Subtribe
Carduinae (Thistles and burdocks)
Cirsium occidentale candidissimum. Photo: (c) Todd Ramsden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Cynareae are a tribe of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) and the subfamily Carduoideae. Most of them are commonly known as thistles; four of the best known genera are Carduus, Cynara (containing the widely eaten artichoke), Cirsium, and Onopordum.
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