Artichoke
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The artichoke is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food.
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Cross section of an artichoke heart
Artichoke head with flower in bloom
Some varieties of artichoke display purple coloration
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California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with
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…that artichokes had aphrodisiac properties. They were taken to the United States in the nineteenth century—to Louisiana by French immigrants and to California by Spanish immigrants. Artichokes may be produced from seeds or from vegetative means such as division, root cuttings, or micropropagation. Although…
Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claiming California for the Spanish Empire in 1542
Junípero Serra conducting the first Mass in Monterey Bay in 1770
The Spanish founded Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776, the third to be established of California's missions.
General Mariano G. Vallejo reviewing his troops in the Sonoma Plaza, 1846