Also known as the globe artichoke. A tall, perennial Mediterranean plant of the thistle family, with silver-green leaves, whose unopened flower buds are edible, particularly the fleshy, lower section of the bracts, along with the base or "heart".
Also known as the globe artichoke. A tall, perennial Mediterranean plant of the thistle family, with silver-green leaves, whose unopened flower buds are edible, particularly the fleshy, lower section of the bracts, along with the base or "heart".