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 Artichoke Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota Artichoke Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 84 as of the 2000 census. Artichoke is also the name of an unincorporated hamlet within Artichoke Township. The first white settlement was made at Artichoke Township in 1869. Artichoke Township took its name from Artichoke Lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (9.39%) is water. (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) The township contains these three cemeteries: Artichoke