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cardo
Informação sobre a Foto
Direitos de Autor: Raquel Oliveira (Raquel) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 18 W: 55 N: 45] (1154)
Género: Lugares
Meio: Cor
Data da Foto: 2007-04-13
Categorias: Natureza
Câmara: canon powershot S2IS
Exposição: 1/1000 segundos
More Photo Info: [view]
Versão da Foto: Versão Original
Data de Submissão: 2007-04-19 18:35
Visto: 467
Pontos: 4
[Notas - Normas] Nota do Artista
Cardoon

The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus), also called the artichoke thistle, cardone, cardoni or cardi, is a member of the thistle family related to the Globe artichoke. While the flower buds can be eaten much as the artichoke, more often the stems are eaten after being blanched by being wrapped or buried in earth. Battered and fried, the stems are also traditionally served at St. Joseph's altars in New Orleans.

Cardoon stalks can be covered with small, nearly invisible spines that can cause substantial pain if they become lodged in the skin of the hand. Several "spineless" cultivars have been developed to overcome that drawback, but care in handling is recommended for all types.

Cardoon requires a long (c. 5 month), cool growing season, but is frost-sensitive. It also typically requires substantial growing space per plant, and hence is not much grown save where it is regional favorite.

The cardoon is highly invasive, and has become an important weed of the pampas in Argentina, and also in California because its adaptation to the dry climate; it is also considered a weed in Australia.

Cardoon has attracted recent attention as a possible source of biodiesel. The oil, extracted from the seeds of the cardoon, and called artichoke oil, is similar to safflower and sunflower oil in composition and use.
From Wikipedia.
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Critiques [Translate]

Hello Raquel

Nice image, good DOF and bright colours,intersting notes too

TFS

best regards Helen

Hello Raquel!
Great macro and nice clarity!
Beautiful colours and perspective!
Good frame, too!
Well done!
Lili

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