Christine Dabney > wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:22:14 -0800, sf > wrote:

>>The cardoon plants I've seen *look* like artichokes, Tracy.

>No, they don't. You were with me, when we saw some at the Alemany
>market. They look like celery. I took a picture of them when you
>were with me.

The ones I've seen definitely look like thistles. There are
people who say the common invasive thistles growing around here
are the same thing as cardoons, but I have not been able to
confirm this.

Steve