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The globe artichoke -LRB- Cynara cardunculus var .. Cynara. Cynara. Cynara cardunculus. Cynara cardunculus. scolymus -RRB- is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as a food .. thistle. thistle. The edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom .. flowers. flowers. The budding artichoke flower-head is a cluster of many budding small flowers -LRB- an inflorescence -RRB- together with many bracts , on an edible base .. flowers. flowers. inflorescence. inflorescence. 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 .. cardoon. cardoon. perennial plant. perennial plant. Both wild forms and cultivated varieties -LRB- cultivars -RRB- exist .