Artichoke Artichoke The globe artichoke ("Cynara cardunculus" var. "scolymus") is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as a food. The edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom. The budding artichoke flower-head is a cluster of many budding small flowers (an inflorescence), together with many bracts, on an edible base. Once the buds bloom, the structure changes to a coarse, barely edible form. Another variety of the same species is the cardoon, a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region. Both wild forms and cultivated varieties (cultivars) exist. This vegetable grows
Artichoke Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota Baptist, Artichoke Lake and Johnson Family. As of the census of 2000, there were 84 people, 31 households, and 23 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.6 people per square mile (1.0/km²). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 1.7/sq mi (0.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. There were 31 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were married couples living together, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone